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 ## Running
 
 To index, run:
+
+```
     ./usenetindexd -c /path/to/config 
+```
 
 To search, run:
+
+```
     ./usenetfind -c /path/to/config -s 'some search string' -n maxresults
+```
+
 for example:
+
+```
     ./usenetfind -c /etc/usenetsearch.conf -s 'itanium compiler' -n 5
+```
 
 There's also a dbdump executable that lets you dump the .db files in the
 database directory. All the executables allow you to pass -h to get help.