diff --git a/doc/if.html b/doc/if.html
index d56baf9a9b..c15fb22b3d 100644
--- a/doc/if.html
+++ b/doc/if.html
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ else &
   'print "Minimum value = $b"' &
   "minimize 0.001 0.001 1000 10000" 
 </PRE>
-<P>Note that if one of the commands to execute is <A HREF = "quit.html">quit</A> (of an
-invalid LAMMPS command such as "blah"), as in the first example above,
-then executing the command will cause LAMMPS to halt.
+<P>Note that if one of the commands to execute is <A HREF = "quit.html">quit</A>, as in
+the first example above, then executing the command will cause LAMMPS
+to halt.
 </P>
 <P>Note that by jumping to a label in the same input script, the if
 command can be used to break out of a loop.  See the <A HREF = "variable.html">variable
diff --git a/doc/if.txt b/doc/if.txt
index 6c8a0fada1..bea660aa9d 100644
--- a/doc/if.txt
+++ b/doc/if.txt
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ else &
   'print "Minimum value = $b"' &
   "minimize 0.001 0.001 1000 10000" :pre
 
-Note that if one of the commands to execute is "quit"_quit.html (of an
-invalid LAMMPS command such as "blah"), as in the first example above,
-then executing the command will cause LAMMPS to halt.
+Note that if one of the commands to execute is "quit"_quit.html, as in
+the first example above, then executing the command will cause LAMMPS
+to halt.
 
 Note that by jumping to a label in the same input script, the if
 command can be used to break out of a loop.  See the "variable
diff --git a/doc/next.html b/doc/next.html
index bcd6721b01..ed8effb539 100644
--- a/doc/next.html
+++ b/doc/next.html
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jump	    in.script loopa
 </PRE>
 <P><B>Restrictions:</B>
 </P>
-<P>As described above
+<P>As described above.
 </P>
 <P><B>Related commands:</B>
 </P>
diff --git a/doc/next.txt b/doc/next.txt
index c4ce52ce9d..2802350c59 100644
--- a/doc/next.txt
+++ b/doc/next.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jump	    in.script loopa :pre
 
 [Restrictions:]
 
-As described above
+As described above.
 
 [Related commands:]