diff --git a/subjects/devops/better-cat/README.md b/subjects/devops/better-cat/README.md
index f192167c3..d8b41c731 100644
--- a/subjects/devops/better-cat/README.md
+++ b/subjects/devops/better-cat/README.md
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ The script should accept any number of filenames as arguments, and it should pri
 
 The script should also support the following options:
 
-- -c: If this option is provided, the script should exclude all lines that begin with the # character.
-- -l: If this option is provided, the script should print the line number before each line of output.
-- -r: If this option is provided, the script should print a summary line at the end of the output, indicating the total number of lines and characters printed.
+- `-c`: If this option is provided, the script should exclude all lines that begin with the # character.
+- `-l`: If this option is provided, the script should print the line number before each line of output.
+- `-r`: If this option is provided, the script should print a summary line at the end of the output, indicating the total number of lines and characters printed.
 
-If both -c and -l are provided, the line number should include only non-comment lines.
+If both `-c` and `-l` are provided, the line number should include only non-comment lines.
 
 ### Usage