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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 For a standard release build, you want something like:
 
-```
+```sh
 meson setup -Dexamples=false -Dtests=disabled builddir
 ninja -C builddir
 ninja -C builddir install
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 For a test / debug build, a typical configuration is
 
-```
+```sh
 meson setup -Dtests=enabled builddir
 meson test -C builddir
 ```