diff --git a/docs/manpages/ndn-client.conf.rst b/docs/manpages/ndn-client.conf.rst
index 5908972..a2bd6fc 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/ndn-client.conf.rst
+++ b/docs/manpages/ndn-client.conf.rst
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 The configuration file ``client.conf`` is looked up in several directories in the following order:
 
 - ``$HOME/.ndn``: user-specific settings
-- ``@SYSCONFDIR@/ndn`` (``/usr/local/etc/ndn``, ``/opt/local/etc/ndn``, or other, depending how the
-  library is configured): system-wide settings
+- ``SYSCONFDIR/ndn``: system-wide settings (where ``SYSCONFDIR`` can be ``/usr/local/etc``,
+  ``/opt/local/etc``, or other, depending on how the library is configured)
 - ``/etc/ndn``: default system-wide settings
 
-Here is an example of ``client.conf`` for current ndn-cxx package:
+Here is an example of ``client.conf`` for the current ndn-cxx package:
 
 .. literalinclude:: ../../client.conf.sample
+   :language: ini
 
 
 NFD