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+OpenStack Operations Guide
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+
+
 This repository contains the source files for the OpenStack Operations Guide.
 
 You can read this guide at `docs.openstack.org/ops <http://docs.openstack.org/ops>`_.
@@ -43,10 +47,11 @@ directory to use the same tests that are done as part of our Jenkins
 gating jobs.
 
 If you like to run individual tests, run:
-* "tox -e checkniceness" - to run the niceness tests
-* "tox -e checksyntax" - to run syntax checks
-* "tox -e checkdeletions" - to check that no deleted files are referenced
-* "tox -e checkbuild" - to actually build the manual
+
+ * ``tox -e checkniceness`` - to run the niceness tests
+ * ``tox -e checksyntax`` - to run syntax checks
+ * ``tox -e checkdeletions`` - to check that no deleted files are referenced
+ * ``tox -e checkbuild`` - to actually build the manual
 
 tox will use the openstack-doc-tools package for execution of these
 tests.