diff --git a/doc/pair_lubricate.html b/doc/pair_lubricate.html
index bbbad7c412..5cbcb2e9d3 100644
--- a/doc/pair_lubricate.html
+++ b/doc/pair_lubricate.html
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ pair_coeff * *
 </PRE>
 <PRE>pair_style lubricate 1.0 1 1 1 0 2.3 2.4 1.3 5878598
 pair_coeff * *
-variable vmu equal ramp(1,2)
-fix 1 all adapt 1 pair lubricate mu * * vmu 
+variable mu equal ramp(1,2)
+fix 1 all adapt 1 pair lubricate mu * * v_mu 
 </PRE>
 <P><B>Description:</B>
 </P>
diff --git a/doc/pair_lubricate.txt b/doc/pair_lubricate.txt
index 9a541f9217..940e3c99a9 100644
--- a/doc/pair_lubricate.txt
+++ b/doc/pair_lubricate.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ pair_coeff * * :pre
 
 pair_style lubricate 1.0 1 1 1 0 2.3 2.4 1.3 5878598
 pair_coeff * *
-variable vmu equal ramp(1,2)
-fix 1 all adapt 1 pair lubricate mu * * vmu :pre
+variable mu equal ramp(1,2)
+fix 1 all adapt 1 pair lubricate mu * * v_mu :pre
 
 [Description:]
 
diff --git a/doc/pair_soft.html b/doc/pair_soft.html
index d1c840274f..6a46d3d5bc 100644
--- a/doc/pair_soft.html
+++ b/doc/pair_soft.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pair_coeff 1 1 10.0 3.0
 <PRE>pair_style soft 2.5
 pair_coeff * * 0.0
 variable prefactor equal ramp(0,30)
-fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * prefactor 
+fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * v_prefactor 
 </PRE>
 <P><B>Description:</B>
 </P>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ all pairwise interactions from 0.0 at the beginning to 30.0 at the end
 of a run:
 </P>
 <PRE>variable prefactor equal ramp(0,30)
-fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * prefactor 
+fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * v_prefactor 
 </PRE>
 <P>Note that a formula defined by an <A HREF = "variable.html">equal-style variable</A>
 can use the current timestep, elapsed time in the current run, elapsed
diff --git a/doc/pair_soft.txt b/doc/pair_soft.txt
index aa6427acad..14df42e66c 100644
--- a/doc/pair_soft.txt
+++ b/doc/pair_soft.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pair_coeff 1 1 10.0 3.0 :pre
 pair_style soft 2.5
 pair_coeff * * 0.0
 variable prefactor equal ramp(0,30)
-fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * prefactor :pre
+fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * v_prefactor :pre
 
 [Description:]
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ all pairwise interactions from 0.0 at the beginning to 30.0 at the end
 of a run:
 
 variable prefactor equal ramp(0,30)
-fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * prefactor :pre
+fix 1 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * v_prefactor :pre
 
 Note that a formula defined by an "equal-style variable"_variable.html
 can use the current timestep, elapsed time in the current run, elapsed