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@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Some bindings are common across Emacs and vi mode, because they aren't text edit
 
 - :kbd:`alt-o` opens the file at the cursor in a pager. If the cursor is in command position and the command is a script, it will instead open that script in your editor. The editor is chosen from the first available of the ``$VISUAL`` or ``$EDITOR`` variables.
 
-- :kbd:`alt-p` adds the string ``&| less;`` to the end of the job under the cursor. The result is that the output of the command will be paged. If you set the `$PAGER` environment variable, its value is used instead of `less`.
+- :kbd:`alt-p` adds the string ``&| less;`` to the end of the job under the cursor. The result is that the output of the command will be paged. If you set the ``PAGER`` variable, its value is used instead of ``less``.
 
 - :kbd:`alt-w` prints a short description of the command under the cursor.