diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
index 96a1ce3f39..9679430bce 100644
--- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
+++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ For the full command list, see the COMMANDS section.
 
   * `create [--autotools|--cmake] [--no-fetch]` <URL>:
     Generate a formula for the downloadable file at <URL> and open it in
-    $EDITOR. Homebrew will attempt to automatically derive the formula name
+    `EDITOR`. Homebrew will attempt to automatically derive the formula name
     and version, but if it fails, you'll have to make your own template. The wget
     formula serves as a simple example.
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ For the full command list, see the COMMANDS section.
     Open all of Homebrew for editing.
 
   * `edit` <formula>:
-    Open <formula> in $EDITOR.
+    Open <formula> in `EDITOR`.
 
   * `fetch [--force] [-v] [--HEAD] [--deps]` <formulae>:
     Download the source packages for the given <formulae>.
diff --git a/share/man/man1/brew.1 b/share/man/man1/brew.1
index 927870d467..bdb1cb2f61 100644
--- a/share/man/man1/brew.1
+++ b/share/man/man1/brew.1
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ If \fB\-n\fR is passed, show what would be removed, but do not actually remove a
 .
 .TP
 \fBcreate [\-\-autotools|\-\-cmake] [\-\-no\-fetch]\fR \fIURL\fR
-Generate a formula for the downloadable file at \fIURL\fR and open it in $EDITOR\. Homebrew will attempt to automatically derive the formula name and version, but if it fails, you\'ll have to make your own template\. The wget formula serves as a simple example\.
+Generate a formula for the downloadable file at \fIURL\fR and open it in \fBEDITOR\fR\. Homebrew will attempt to automatically derive the formula name and version, but if it fails, you\'ll have to make your own template\. The wget formula serves as a simple example\.
 .
 .IP
 If \fB\-\-autotools\fR is passed, create a basic template for an Autotools\-style build\. If \fB\-\-cmake\fR is passed, create a basic template for a CMake\-style build\.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Open all of Homebrew for editing\.
 .
 .TP
 \fBedit\fR \fIformula\fR
-Open \fIformula\fR in $EDITOR\.
+Open \fIformula\fR in \fBEDITOR\fR\.
 .
 .TP
 \fBfetch [\-\-force] [\-v] [\-\-HEAD] [\-\-deps]\fR \fIformulae\fR