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@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ need is ivy.jar in Ant's classpath (in your `$CLASSPATH`,
 ## Dependencies
 
 You will need to have Astyle installed and in your path for the
-"format" target to work. If it's missing, that's fine. It won't affect
+"**format**" target to work. If it's missing, that's fine. It won't affect
 any other targets.
 
-There is a "hotswap" target for replacing live code while an
+There is a "**hotswap**" target for replacing live code while an
 application is running. You'll need the hotswap Ant extension
 installed to use it. This target is to be used alongside the
-"run-hotswap" target, which enables hotswapping in the JVM. You can
-demo this for yourself by running "run-hotswap" in a terminal, editing
+"**run-hotswap**" target, which enables hotswapping in the JVM. You can
+demo this for yourself by running "**run-hotswap**" in a terminal, editing
 the printed string in the code, and running "hotswap" in another
 terminal. The printed message in the running program should change to
 the new string.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Take note of the sample `pom.xml` file. This is not actually for Maven
 builds -- this is an Ant project afterall -- but for publishing builds
 for a Maven repository. It's packed up by the "bundle" target, which
 creates a `bundle.jar` containing your project's signed artifacts. To
-use the "bundle" target you need to have GnuPG set up in your path, a
+use the "**bundle**" target you need to have GnuPG set up in your path, a
 generated key pair, and a running `gpg-agent`, unless you like typing
 your passphrase a bunch of times in a row.