diff --git a/doc/postgres-create-user.md b/doc/postgres-create-user.md
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 # Create User with Postgres
 
-* create a database user called <user name> with password <key>
+* create a database user called `user name` with password `key`
 ```
-CREATE USER <user name> with encrypted password '<key>';
+CREATE USER `user name` with encrypted password 'key';
 ```
 
-* OPTION: gant user <user_name> access to database <database name>
+* OPTION: gant user `user name` access to database `database name`
 ```
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE <database name> TO <user name>;
 ```
 
-* OPTION: add all privileges for a <schema name> to a <user>
+* OPTION: add all privileges for a `schema name` to a `user`
 ```
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL TABALES ON SCHEMA <schema name> TO <user name>;
 ```
 
-* OPTION: if <user name> already exist, pw can be changed this way
+* OPTION: if `user name` already exist, pw can be changed this way
 ```
 ALTER USER <user name> WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '<key>';
 ```
 
-* OPTION: gant user <user_name> access to database ```postgres``` so that this user is able to login without providing a database
+* OPTION: gant user `user name` access to database `postgres` so that this user is able to login without providing a database
 ```
 sudo -u postgres psql -W
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE postgres to <user name>;
 ```
 
-* OPTION: gant user <user_name> permission to create databases
+* OPTION: gant user `user name` permission to create databases
 ```
 sudo -u postgres psql -W
-ALTER USER <user_name> CREATEDB;
+ALTER USER <user name> CREATEDB;
 ```
 
 * edit the pg_hba.conf file\