diff --git a/doc/Section_start.html b/doc/Section_start.html
index 2d1c658de4..00cb165ad2 100644
--- a/doc/Section_start.html
+++ b/doc/Section_start.html
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ the input script is read.  "Name" is the variable name which can be a
 single character (referenced as $x in the input script) or a full
 string (referenced as ${abc}).  The value can be any string.  Using
 this command-line option is equivalent to putting the line "variable
-name equal value" at the beginning of the input script.  See the
+name index value" at the beginning of the input script.  See the
 <A HREF = "variable.html">variable</A> command for more info on defining variables
 and <A HREF = "Section_commands.html#3_2">this section</A> for more info on using
 variables in input scripts.
diff --git a/doc/Section_start.txt b/doc/Section_start.txt
index a0b6de21af..aae316f666 100644
--- a/doc/Section_start.txt
+++ b/doc/Section_start.txt
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ the input script is read.  "Name" is the variable name which can be a
 single character (referenced as $x in the input script) or a full
 string (referenced as $\{abc\}).  The value can be any string.  Using
 this command-line option is equivalent to putting the line "variable
-name equal value" at the beginning of the input script.  See the
+name index value" at the beginning of the input script.  See the
 "variable"_variable.html command for more info on defining variables
 and "this section"_Section_commands.html#3_2 for more info on using
 variables in input scripts.
diff --git a/doc/variable.html b/doc/variable.html
index e03c58bfeb..59c9a77f1d 100644
--- a/doc/variable.html
+++ b/doc/variable.html
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ the 1st string is assigned to the variable.  Each time a
 string is assigned.  All processors assign the same string to the
 variable.
 </P>
+<P><I>Index</I> style variables with a single string value can also be set by
+using the command-line switch -var; see <A HREF = "Section_start.html#2_6">this
+section</A> for details.
+</P>
 <P>The <I>loop</I> style is identical to the <I>index</I> style except that the
 strings are the integers from 1 to N.  This allows generation of a
 long list of runs (e.g. 1000) without having to list N strings in the
@@ -174,9 +178,6 @@ run.  For example, if an <I>equal</I> variable is used in a <A HREF = "fix_print
 print</A> command, different values could be printed each
 timestep it was invoked.
 </P>
-<P><I>Equal</I> style variables can also be set by using the command-line
-switch -var; see <A HREF = "Section_start.html#2_6">this section</A> for details.
-</P>
 <P>The next command cannot be used with <I>equal</I> or <I>atom</I> style
 variables, since there is only one string.
 </P>
diff --git a/doc/variable.txt b/doc/variable.txt
index 1c4e8250ed..3459395940 100644
--- a/doc/variable.txt
+++ b/doc/variable.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ the 1st string is assigned to the variable.  Each time a
 string is assigned.  All processors assign the same string to the
 variable.
 
+{Index} style variables with a single string value can also be set by
+using the command-line switch -var; see "this
+section"_Section_start.html#2_6 for details.
+
 The {loop} style is identical to the {index} style except that the
 strings are the integers from 1 to N.  This allows generation of a
 long list of runs (e.g. 1000) without having to list N strings in the
@@ -168,9 +172,6 @@ run.  For example, if an {equal} variable is used in a "fix
 print"_fix_print.html command, different values could be printed each
 timestep it was invoked.
 
-{Equal} style variables can also be set by using the command-line
-switch -var; see "this section"_Section_start.html#2_6 for details.
-
 The next command cannot be used with {equal} or {atom} style
 variables, since there is only one string.