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 ```
 
 ## Example
-``rust
+```rust
 extern crate rustyline;
 
 use rustyline::error::ReadlineError;
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 You can use this package in your project by adding the following
 to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
-``toml
+```toml
 [dependencies]
 rustyline = "0.1.0"
 ```