diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.sgml
index 0e271e90d8..333013074c 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.sgml
@@ -595,55 +595,55 @@ boot:</screen>
       Stage 3 boot loader</link> prompt.  Variables can be added using
       <command>set</command>, removed with <command>unset</command>, and viewed
       with the <command>show</command> commands.  Variables set in the
-      device.hints file can be overridden here also.  Device hints entered at
+      <filename>/boot/device.hints</filename> file can be overridden here also.  Device hints entered at
       the boot loader are not permanent and will be forgotten on the next
       reboot.</para>
 
     <para>Once the system is booted, the &man.kenv.1; command can be used to
       dump all of the variables.</para>
 
-    <para>The syntax for the device.hints file is one variable per line, using
+    <para>The syntax for the <filename>/boot/device.hints</filename> file is one variable per line, using
       the standard hash <quote>#</quote> as comment markers.  Lines are
       constructed as follows:</para>
 
-    <screen><userinput>hint.driver.unit.keyword="value"</userinput></screen>
+    <screen><userinput>hint.driver.unit.keyword="<replaceable>value</replaceable>"</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>The syntax for the Stage 3 boot loader is:</para>
-    <screen><userinput>set hint.driver.unit.keyword=value</userinput></screen>
+    <screen><userinput>set hint.driver.unit.keyword=<replaceable>value</replaceable></userinput></screen>
 
-    <para><quote>driver</quote> is the device driver name, <quote>unit</quote>
-      is the device driver unit number, and <quote>keyword</quote> is the hint
+    <para><literal>driver</literal> is the device driver name, <literal>unit</literal>
+      is the device driver unit number, and <literal>keyword</literal> is the hint
       keyword.  The keyword may consist of the following options:</para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
-	<para>at: specifies the bus which the device is attached to.</para>
+	<para><literal>at</literal>: specifies the bus which the device is attached to.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>port: specifies the start address of the <acronym>I/O</acronym>
+	<para><literal>port</literal>: specifies the start address of the <acronym>I/O</acronym>
 	  to be used.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>irq: specifies the interrupt request number to be used.</para>
+	<para><literal>irq</literal>: specifies the interrupt request number to be used.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>drq: specifies the DMA channel number.</para>
+	<para><literal>drq</literal>: specifies the DMA channel number.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>maddr: specifies the physical memory address occupied by the
+	<para><literal>maddr</literal>: specifies the physical memory address occupied by the
 	  device.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>flags: sets various flag bits for the device.</para>
+	<para><literal>flags</literal>: sets various flag bits for the device.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>disabled: if set to <quote>1</quote> the device is disabled.</para>
+	<para><literal>disabled</literal>: if set to <literal>1</literal> the device is disabled.</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>