--- a/src/sysdep.cc	Fri Jul 30 18:59:31 2010 -0400
+++ b/src/sysdep.cc	Sat Jul 31 11:18:11 2010 -0700
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
 
 DEFUN (clc, , ,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
-@deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} clc ()\n\
+@deftypefn  {Built-in Function} {} clc ()\n\
 @deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {} home ()\n\
 Clear the terminal screen and move the cursor to the upper left corner.\n\
 @end deftypefn")
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 
 DEFUN (putenv, args, ,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
-@deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} putenv (@var{var}, @var{value})\n\
+@deftypefn  {Built-in Function} {} putenv (@var{var}, @var{value})\n\
 @deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {} setenv (@var{var}, @var{value})\n\
 Set the value of the environment variable @var{var} to @var{value}.\n\
 @end deftypefn")
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@
 possible user name, and the tilde and the following characters up to the\n\
 slash are replaced by the home directory of the named user.  If the\n\
 tilde is followed immediately by a slash, the tilde is replaced by the\n\
-home directory of the user running Octave.  For example,\n\
+home directory of the user running Octave.  For example:\n\
 \n\
 @example\n\
 @group\n\