diff --git a/doc/fix_ave_time.html b/doc/fix_ave_time.html
index 718ac72c7b..615321f666 100644
--- a/doc/fix_ave_time.html
+++ b/doc/fix_ave_time.html
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 <P><B>Examples:</B>
 </P>
 <PRE>fix 1 all ave/time 100 5 1000 myTemp thermo_temp file temp.profile
-fix 1 all ave/time 100 5 1000 thermo_press<B>2</B> ave window 20
-fix 1 all ave/time 1 100 1000 f_indent f_indent<B>1</B> file temp.indent 
+fix 1 all ave/time 100 5 1000 thermo_press[2] ave window 20
+fix 1 all ave/time 1 100 1000 f_indent f_indent[1] file temp.indent 
 </PRE>
 <P><B>Description:</B>
 </P>
diff --git a/doc/fix_ave_time.txt b/doc/fix_ave_time.txt
index 169abe4977..99c5bd1b05 100644
--- a/doc/fix_ave_time.txt
+++ b/doc/fix_ave_time.txt
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ keyword = {file} or {ave} :l
 [Examples:]
 
 fix 1 all ave/time 100 5 1000 myTemp thermo_temp file temp.profile
-fix 1 all ave/time 100 5 1000 thermo_press[2] ave window 20
-fix 1 all ave/time 1 100 1000 f_indent f_indent[1] file temp.indent :pre
+fix 1 all ave/time 100 5 1000 thermo_press\[2\] ave window 20
+fix 1 all ave/time 1 100 1000 f_indent f_indent\[1\] file temp.indent :pre
 
 [Description:]