diff --git a/docs/GETTING-STARTED.rst b/docs/GETTING-STARTED.rst
index f2bd2d9..aa83b24 100644
--- a/docs/GETTING-STARTED.rst
+++ b/docs/GETTING-STARTED.rst
@@ -71,8 +71,18 @@
       FATAL    fatal (will be logged unconditionally)
 
 To obtain logs for NLSR, set the NDN_LOG environment variable with the correct prefix and
-log-level settings. For example, running the command `export NDN_LOG=nlsr.*=TRACE && nlsr`
-will display all log messages in NLSR with a DEBUG level or below. If the user is presented
-with an error message `User does not have read and write permission on the directory` it can
-be circumvented by running the application with sudo: `sudo env NDN_LOG=nlsr.*=DEBUG nlsr`.
+log-level settings. For example, running the following command will display all log
+messages in NLSR with a DEBUG level or below.
+
+::
+
+    NDN_LOG='nlsr.*=DEBUG' nlsr
+
+If the user is presented with an error message `User does not have read and write
+permission on the directory` it can be circumvented by running the application with sudo:
+
+::
+
+    sudo env NDN_LOG='nlsr.*=DEBUG' nlsr
+
 Use `man ndn-log` for more detailed instructions.