diff --git a/assets/scss/_grpc.scss b/assets/scss/_grpc.scss
index 1ebfc90..1bb08f2 100644
--- a/assets/scss/_grpc.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/_grpc.scss
@@ -154,6 +154,32 @@ body:not(.td-blog) .td-content:not(.list-page) {
   }
 }
 
+// Render the bash $ prefix indicator to enable easier copy of cli commands
+.td-content div.highlight pre {
+  padding-left: 0.5rem;
+  code.language-sh:before {
+    content: "$";
+    margin-left: 0.5rem;
+  }
+  code.language-sh span {
+    display: inline !important;
+    margin-left: 0.25rem;
+  }
+}
+
+// Render the powershell > prefix indicator to enable easier copy of cli commands
+.td-content div.highlight pre {
+  padding-left: 0.5rem;
+  code.language-powershell:before {
+    content: ">";
+    margin-left: 0.5rem;
+  }
+  code.language-powershell span {
+    display: inline !important;
+    margin-left: 0.25rem;
+  }
+}
+
 /*
 The following contains some styles in use on the top-level pages
 (About, Community...). Bootstrap provides many responsive utilities
diff --git a/content/en/blog/bazel-rules-protobuf.md b/content/en/blog/bazel-rules-protobuf.md
index e63414f..6016183 100644
--- a/content/en/blog/bazel-rules-protobuf.md
+++ b/content/en/blog/bazel-rules-protobuf.md
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ To best follow along,
 and clone the rules_protobuf repository:
 
 ```sh
-~$ git clone https://github.com/pubref/rules_protobuf
-~$ cd rules_protobuf
+git clone https://github.com/pubref/rules_protobuf
+cd rules_protobuf
 ~/rules_protobuf$
 ```
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Let's look at the file tree, showing only those folder having a
 `BUILD` file:
 
 ```diff
-$ tree -P 'BUILD|WORKSPACE' -I 'third_party|bzl' examples/
+tree -P 'BUILD|WORKSPACE' -I 'third_party|bzl' examples/
 .
 ├── BUILD
 ├── WORKSPACE
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ within the examples folder, and say what kind of thing it is in
 addition to its path label"*:
 
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/rules_protobuf$ bazel query //examples/... --output label_kind | sort | column -t
 
 cc_binary                   rule  //examples/helloworld/cpp:client
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ named as an external repository (more on this later) and we can also
 address targets in that workspace in the same way.  Here's a partial
 list:
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/rules_protobuf$ bazel query @com_github_google_protobuf//... --output label_kind | sort | column -t
 
 cc_binary       rule  @com_github_google_protobuf//:protoc
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ build all the dependent libraries, build a pristine executable binary
 from source, and call it (pass command line arguments to binary rules
 after the double-dash):
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/rules_protobuf$ bazel run @com_github_google_protobuf//:protoc -- --help
 Usage: /private/var/tmp/_bazel_pcj/63330772b4917b139280caef8bb81867/execroot/rules_protobuf/bazel-out/local-fastbuild/bin/external/com_github_google_protobuf/protoc [OPTION] PROTO_FILES
 Parse PROTO_FILES and generate output based on the options given:
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ via a compromised network.
 For example, we can peek at the generated BUILD file for the
 `maven_jar` guava dependency via:
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/rules_protobuf$ cat $(bazel info execution_root)/external/com_google_guava_guava/jar/BUILD
 ```
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ root package of the external workspace com_github_madler_zlib.*" Bazel
 reports this reverse dependency set.  We request the output in
 graphviz format and pipe this to dot to generate the figure:
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/rules_protobuf$ bazel query "rdeps(deps(//examples/...), @com_github_madler_zlib//:zlib)" \
                   --output graph | dot -Tpng -O
 ```
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ simultaneously:
 ```
 
 ```sh
-$ bazel build :pluriproto
+bazel build :pluriproto
 # ************************************************************
 cd $(bazel info execution_root) && bazel-out/host/bin/external/com_github_google_protobuf/protoc \
 --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc-java=bazel-out/host/genfiles/third_party/protoc_gen_grpc_java/protoc_gen_grpc_java \
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ This demo application can be cloned at
 Here's the directory layout and relevant BUILD files we'll be using:
 
 ```sh
-~$ mkdir grpc_greetertimer && cd grpc_greetertimer
+mkdir grpc_greetertimer && cd grpc_greetertimer
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ mkdir -p proto/ go/ java/org/pubref/grpc/greetertimer/
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ touch WORKSPACE
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ touch proto/BUILD
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ go_binary(
 )
 ```
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ bazel build //go:client
 ```
 
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ executable jar.  If these jar files have not yet been downloaded from
 maven central, they will be fetch as soon as we need them:
 
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ bazel build java/org/pubref/grpc/greetertimer:server
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ bazel build java/org/pubref/grpc/greetertimer:server_deploy.jar
 ```
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ that can be run independently in a jvm.
 
 First, we'll start a greeter server (one at a time):
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ cd ~/rules_protobuf
 ~/rules_protobuf$ bazel run examples/helloworld/go/server
 ~/rules_protobuf$ bazel run examples/helloworld/cpp/server
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ INFO: Server started, listening on 50051
 
 In a separate terminal, start the greetertimer server:
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ bazel build //java/org/pubref/grpc/greetertimer:server_deploy.jar
 ~/grpc_greetertimer$ java -jar bazel-bin/java/org/pubref/grpc/greetertimer/server_deploy.jar
 ```
diff --git a/content/en/blog/coreos.md b/content/en/blog/coreos.md
index 5091abe..d044f06 100644
--- a/content/en/blog/coreos.md
+++ b/content/en/blog/coreos.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ service EchoService {
 This means the gateway, once generated by `protoc`, can now accept a HTTP request from `curl` like this:
 
 ```sh
-$ curl -X POST -k https://localhost:10000/v1/echo -d '{"value": "CoreOS is hiring!"}'
+curl -X POST -k https://localhost:10000/v1/echo -d '{"value": "CoreOS is hiring!"}'
 ```
 
 The whole system so far looks like this, with a single `service.proto` file generating both a gRPC server and a REST proxy:
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ if r.ProtoMajor == 2 && strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "applicat
 To try it out, all you need is a working Go 1.6 development environment and the following simple commands:
 
 ```sh
-$ go get -u github.com/philips/grpc-gateway-example
-$ grpc-gateway-example serve
+go get -u github.com/philips/grpc-gateway-example
+grpc-gateway-example serve
 ```
 
 With the server running you can try requests on both HTTP 1.1 and gRPC interfaces:
 
 ```sh
-$ grpc-gateway-example echo Take a REST from REST with gRPC
-$ curl -X POST -k https://localhost:10000/v1/echo -d '{"value": "CoreOS is hiring!"}'
+grpc-gateway-example echo Take a REST from REST with gRPC
+curl -X POST -k https://localhost:10000/v1/echo -d '{"value": "CoreOS is hiring!"}'
 ```
 
 One last bonus: because we have an Open API specification, you can browse the Open API UI running at `https://localhost:10000/swagger-ui/#!/EchoService/Echo` if you have the server above running on your laptop.
diff --git a/content/en/blog/grpc-dotnet-build.md b/content/en/blog/grpc-dotnet-build.md
index a42d6b1..a073f02 100644
--- a/content/en/blog/grpc-dotnet-build.md
+++ b/content/en/blog/grpc-dotnet-build.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ directory
 
 Let's start by creating a new library project.
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/work$ dotnet new classlib -o MyGreeter
 The template "Class library" was created successfully.
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ this exercise, we'll copy an example file [`examples/protos/helloworld.proto`
 ](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/examples/protos/helloworld.proto)
 from the gRPC distribution.
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/work/MyGreeter$ rm Class1.cs
 ~/work/MyGreeter$ wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/grpc/master/examples/protos/helloworld.proto
 ```
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ and use a *Save As...* command from your Web browser).
 
 Next, add required NuGet packages to the project:
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/work/MyGreeter$ dotnet add package Grpc
 info : PackageReference for package 'Grpc' version '1.17.0' added to file '/home/kkm/work/MyGreeter/MyGreeter.csproj'.
 ~/work/MyGreeter$ dotnet add package Grpc.Tools
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ idea to always do that the very first time you compile a project!
 Note that many output lines are omitted below, as the build output is quite
 verbose.
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/work/MyGreeter$ dotnet build -v:n
 
 Build started 11/9/18 5:33:44 PM.
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ accidentally placed under source control. Otherwise, they are accessible to the
 tools like the debugger. You can see other autogenerated sources in that
 directory, too:
 
-```sh
+```bash
 ~/work/MyGreeter$ find obj -name '*.cs'
 obj/Debug/netstandard2.0/MyGreeter.AssemblyInfo.cs
 obj/Debug/netstandard2.0/Helloworld.cs
diff --git a/content/en/blog/grpc-web-ga.md b/content/en/blog/grpc-web-ga.md
index d059b00..ee03a0c 100644
--- a/content/en/blog/grpc-web-ga.md
+++ b/content/en/blog/grpc-web-ga.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ service TodoService {
 CommonJS client-side code can be generated from this `.proto` definition with the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc echo.proto \
+protoc echo.proto \
   --js_out=import_style=commonjs:./output \
   --grpc-web_out=import_style=commonjs:./output
 ```
diff --git a/content/en/blog/grpc-with-json.md b/content/en/blog/grpc-with-json.md
index d539063..7389f58 100644
--- a/content/en/blog/grpc-with-json.md
+++ b/content/en/blog/grpc-with-json.md
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ final class KvService extends KvGson.KeyValueServiceImplBase {
 After implementing all the methods on the server, we now have a fully functioning gRPC Java, JSON encoding RPC system.  And to show you there is nothing up my sleeve:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./gradlew :dependencies | grep -i proto
-$ # no proto deps!
+./gradlew :dependencies | grep -i proto
+# no proto deps!
 ```
 
 ## Optimizing the Code
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ $ # no proto deps!
 While Gson is not as fast as Protobuf, there's no sense in not picking the low hanging fruit.  Running the code we see the performance is pretty slow:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./gradlew installDist
-$ time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
+./gradlew installDist
+time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
 
 INFO: Did 215.883 RPCs/s
 ```
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ That's not right!  Looking at a `RetrieveRequest`, we see that the key bytes are
 Using this in our marshallers, we can see a dramatic performance difference:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./gradlew installDist
-$ time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
+./gradlew installDist
+time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
 
 INFO: Did 2,202.2 RPCs/s
 ```
diff --git a/content/en/blog/optimizing-grpc-part-1.md b/content/en/blog/optimizing-grpc-part-1.md
index 428e80b..2c397b6 100644
--- a/content/en/blog/optimizing-grpc-part-1.md
+++ b/content/en/blog/optimizing-grpc-part-1.md
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ Since the code is safe and correct, let's see how it performs.  For my measureme
 Ubuntu system with a 12 core processor and 32 GB of memory.  Let's build and run the code:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./gradlew installDist
-$ time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
+./gradlew installDist
+time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
 Feb 26, 2018 1:10:07 PM io.grpc.examples.KvRunner runClient
 INFO: Starting
 Feb 26, 2018 1:11:07 PM io.grpc.examples.KvRunner runClient
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ Now the code runs successfully, and doesn't run out of memory.
 Building and running the code again looks a lot better:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./gradlew installDist
-$ time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
+./gradlew installDist
+time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
 Feb 26, 2018 2:40:47 PM io.grpc.examples.KvRunner runClient
 INFO: Starting
 Feb 26, 2018 2:41:47 PM io.grpc.examples.KvRunner runClient
diff --git a/content/en/blog/optimizing-grpc-part-2.md b/content/en/blog/optimizing-grpc-part-2.md
index aa51858..d716bdd 100644
--- a/content/en/blog/optimizing-grpc-part-2.md
+++ b/content/en/blog/optimizing-grpc-part-2.md
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ per RPC, but a lot more are happening at the same time.  Let's see if our hypoth
 Before:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./gradlew installDist
-$ time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
+./gradlew installDist
+time ./build/install/kvstore/bin/kvstore
 Apr 16, 2018 10:38:42 AM io.grpc.examples.KvRunner runClient
 INFO: Did 24.067 RPCs/s
 
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/cpp/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/cpp/basics.md
index 44faa60..e0ab830 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/cpp/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/cpp/basics.md
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ Get the example code and build gRPC:
  2. From the repo folder, change to the route guide example directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd examples/cpp/route_guide
+    cd examples/cpp/route_guide
     ```
  3. Run `cmake`
 
     ```sh
-    $ mkdir -p cmake/build
-    $ cd cmake/build
-    $ cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MY_INSTALL_DIR ../..
+    mkdir -p cmake/build
+    cd cmake/build
+    cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MY_INSTALL_DIR ../..
     ```
 
 ### Defining the service
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ you want to run this yourself, make sure you've installed protoc and followed
 the gRPC code [installation instructions](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/{{< param grpc_vers.core >}}/src/cpp/README.md#cmake) first):
 
 ```sh
-$ make route_guide.grpc.pb.o
+make route_guide.grpc.pb.o
 ```
 
 which actually runs:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc -I ../../protos --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=`which grpc_cpp_plugin` ../../protos/route_guide.proto
-$ protoc -I ../../protos --cpp_out=. ../../protos/route_guide.proto
+protoc -I ../../protos --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=`which grpc_cpp_plugin` ../../protos/route_guide.proto
+protoc -I ../../protos --cpp_out=. ../../protos/route_guide.proto
 ```
 
 Running this command generates the following files in your current directory:
@@ -502,19 +502,19 @@ independently.
 Build the client and server:
 
 ```sh
-$ make
+make
 ```
 
 Run the server:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./route_guide_server --db_path=path/to/route_guide_db.json
+./route_guide_server --db_path=path/to/route_guide_db.json
 ```
 
 From a different terminal, run the client:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./route_guide_client --db_path=path/to/route_guide_db.json
+./route_guide_client --db_path=path/to/route_guide_db.json
 ```
 
 [build and locally install gRPC from source]: {{< relref "quickstart#install-grpc" >}}
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/cpp/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/cpp/quickstart.md
index bde062e..c4856bc 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/cpp/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/cpp/quickstart.md
@@ -26,37 +26,37 @@ example:
 - Linux / macOS
 
 ```sh
-$ export MY_INSTALL_DIR=$HOME/.local
+export MY_INSTALL_DIR=$HOME/.local
 ```
 
 Ensure that the directory exists:
 
 ```sh
-$ mkdir -p $MY_INSTALL_DIR
+mkdir -p $MY_INSTALL_DIR
 ```
 
 Add the local `bin` folder to your path variable, for example:
 
 ```sh
-$ export PATH="$MY_INSTALL_DIR/bin:$PATH"
+export PATH="$MY_INSTALL_DIR/bin:$PATH"
 ```
 
 - Windows
 
-```sh
-> set MY_INSTALL_DIR=%USERPROFILE%\cmake
+```powershell
+set MY_INSTALL_DIR=%USERPROFILE%\cmake
 ```
 
 Ensure that the directory exists:
 
-```
-> mkdir %INSTALL_DIR%
+```powershell
+mkdir %INSTALL_DIR%
 ```
 
 Add the local `bin` folder to your path variable, for example:
 
-```sh
-> set PATH=%PATH%;$MY_INSTALL_DIR\bin
+```powershell
+set PATH=%PATH%;$MY_INSTALL_DIR\bin
 ```
 
 #### Install cmake
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ following these instructions if you don't have it:
 - Linux
 
   ```sh
-  $ sudo apt install -y cmake
+  sudo apt install -y cmake
   ```
 
 - macOS:
 
   ```sh
-  $ brew install cmake
+  brew install cmake
   ```
 
 - Windows:
 
   ```sh
-  $ choco install cmake
+  choco install cmake
   ```
 
 - For general `cmake` installation instructions, see [Installing CMake][].
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ following these instructions if you don't have it:
 Check the version of `cmake`:
 
 ```sh
-$ cmake --version
+cmake --version
 cmake version {{< param cmake-version >}}
 ```
 
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ can install a more recent version into your local installation directory as
 follows:
 
 ```sh
-$ wget -q -O cmake-linux.sh https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v{{< param cmake-version >}}/cmake-{{< param cmake-version >}}-linux-x86_64.sh
-$ sh cmake-linux.sh -- --skip-license --prefix=$MY_INSTALL_DIR
-$ rm cmake-linux.sh
+wget -q -O cmake-linux.sh https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v{{< param cmake-version >}}/cmake-{{< param cmake-version >}}-linux-x86_64.sh
+sh cmake-linux.sh -- --skip-license --prefix=$MY_INSTALL_DIR
+rm cmake-linux.sh
 ```
 
 #### Install other required tools
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ Install the basic tools required to build gRPC:
 - Linux
 
   ```sh
-  $ sudo apt install -y build-essential autoconf libtool pkg-config
+  sudo apt install -y build-essential autoconf libtool pkg-config
   ```
 
 - macOS:
 
   ```sh
-  $ brew install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
+  brew install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
   ```
 
 #### Clone the `grpc` repo
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Install the basic tools required to build gRPC:
 Clone the `grpc` repo and its submodules:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone --recurse-submodules -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+git clone --recurse-submodules -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
 ```
 #### Build and install gRPC and Protocol Buffers
 
@@ -135,26 +135,26 @@ The following commands build and locally install gRPC and Protocol Buffers:
 - Linux & macOS
 
   ```sh
-  $ cd grpc
-  $ mkdir -p cmake/build
-  $ pushd cmake/build
-  $ cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
+  cd grpc
+  mkdir -p cmake/build
+  pushd cmake/build
+  cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
         -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$MY_INSTALL_DIR \
         ../..
-  $ make -j 4
-  $ make install
-  $ popd
+  make -j 4
+  make install
+  popd
   ```
 
 - Windows
 
-  ```sh
-  > mkdir "cmake\build"
-  > pushd "cmake\build"
-  > cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%MY_INSTALL_DIR% -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF ..\..
-  > cmake --build . --config Release --target install -j 4
-  > popd
+  ```powershell
+  mkdir "cmake\build"
+  pushd "cmake\build"
+  cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%MY_INSTALL_DIR% -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF ..\..
+  cmake --build . --config Release --target install -j 4
+  popd
   ```
 
 {{% alert title="Important" color="warning" %}}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ the steps of the previous section.
  1. Change to the example's directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd examples/cpp/helloworld
+    cd examples/cpp/helloworld
     ```
 
  2. Build the example using `cmake`:
@@ -186,20 +186,20 @@ the steps of the previous section.
     - Linux & macOS
 
       ```sh
-      $ mkdir -p cmake/build
-      $ pushd cmake/build
-      $ cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MY_INSTALL_DIR ../..
-      $ make -j 4
+      mkdir -p cmake/build
+      pushd cmake/build
+      cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MY_INSTALL_DIR ../..
+      make -j 4
       ```
 
     - Windows
 
-      ```sh
-      > mkdir "cmake\build"
-      > pushd "cmake\build"
-      > cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%MY_INSTALL_DIR% ..\..
-      > cmake --build . --config Release -j 4
-      > popd
+      ```powershell
+      mkdir "cmake\build"
+      pushd "cmake\build"
+      cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%MY_INSTALL_DIR% ..\..
+      cmake --build . --config Release -j 4
+      popd
       ```
 
     {{% alert title="Note" color="info" %}}
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ Run the example from the example **build** directory
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./greeter_server
+    ./greeter_server
     ```
 
  1. From a different terminal, run the client and see the client output:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./greeter_client
+    ./greeter_client
     Greeter received: Hello world
     ```
 
@@ -291,14 +291,14 @@ From the example **build** directory `examples/cpp/helloworld/cmake/build`, run:
 
 - Linux & macOS
 
-```sh
-$ make -j 4
+```powershell
+make -j 4
 ```
 
 - Windows
 
-```sh
-> cmake --build . --config Release -j 4
+```powershell
+cmake --build . --config Release -j 4
 ```
 
 This regenerates `helloworld.pb.{h,cc}` and `helloworld.grpc.pb.{h,cc}`, which
@@ -389,24 +389,24 @@ from the example **build** directory `examples/cpp/helloworld/cmake/build`:
 
     - Linux & macOS
     ```sh
-    $ make -j 4
+    make -j 4
     ```
 
     - Windows
-    ```sh
-    > cmake --build . --config Release -j 4
+    ```powershell
+    cmake --build . --config Release -j 4
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./greeter_server
+    ./greeter_server
     ```
 
  3. On a different terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./greeter_client
+    ./greeter_client
     ```
 
     You'll see the following output:
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/dart/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/dart/basics.md
index f517294..d840b72 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/dart/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/dart/basics.md
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ To download the example, clone the `grpc-dart` repository by running the followi
 command:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-dart
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-dart
 ```
 
 Then change your current directory to `grpc-dart/example/route_guide`:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd grpc-dart/example/route_guide
+cd grpc-dart/example/route_guide
 ```
 
 You should have already installed the tools needed to generate client and server
@@ -507,25 +507,25 @@ write in any order — the streams operate completely independently.
 Work from the example directory:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd example/route_guide
+cd example/route_guide
 ```
 
 Get packages:
 
 ```sh
-$ dart pub get
+dart pub get
 ```
 
 Run the server:
 
 ```sh
-$ dart bin/server.dart
+dart bin/server.dart
 ```
 
 From a different terminal, run the client:
 
 ```sh
-$ dart bin/client.dart
+dart bin/client.dart
 ```
 
 ### Reporting issues
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/dart/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/dart/quickstart.md
index 5482a94..8110008 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/dart/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/dart/quickstart.md
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ spelling: cSpell:ignore Iprotos
       the following command:
 
       ```sh
-      $ dart pub global activate protoc_plugin
+      dart pub global activate protoc_plugin
       ```
 
    2. Update your `PATH` so that the `protoc` compiler can find the plugin:
 
       ```sh
-      $ export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.pub-cache/bin"
+      export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.pub-cache/bin"
       ```
 
 {{% alert title="Note" color="info" %}}
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-dart][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc-dart
+    git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc-dart
     ```
 
  2. Change to the quick start example directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-dart/example/helloworld
+    cd grpc-dart/example/helloworld
     ```
 
 ### Run the example
@@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ From the `example/helloworld` directory:
  1. Download package dependencies:
 
     ```sh
-    $ dart pub get
+    dart pub get
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ dart bin/server.dart
+    dart bin/server.dart
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ dart bin/client.dart
+    dart bin/client.dart
     Greeter client received: Hello, world!
     ```
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Before you can use the new service method, you need to recompile the updated
 proto file. From the `example/helloworld` directory, run the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc --dart_out=grpc:lib/src/generated -Iprotos protos/helloworld.proto
+protoc --dart_out=grpc:lib/src/generated -Iprotos protos/helloworld.proto
 ```
 
 You'll find the regenerated request and response classes, and client and server
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ from the `example/helloworld` directory:
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ dart bin/server.dart
+    dart bin/server.dart
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, run the client. This time, add a name as a command-line
     argument:
 
     ```sh
-    $ dart bin/client.dart Alice
+    dart bin/client.dart Alice
     ```
 
     You'll see the following output:
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/go/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/go/basics.md
index 45a8f78..c129e33 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/go/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/go/basics.md
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-go][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.go >}} --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go
+    git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.go >}} --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go
     ```
 
  2. Change to the example directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-go/examples/route_guide
+    cd grpc-go/examples/route_guide
     ```
 
 ### Defining the service
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ a special gRPC Go plugin. This is similar to what we did in the [Quick start][].
 From the `examples/route_guide` directory, run the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative \
+protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative \
     --go-grpc_out=. --go-grpc_opt=paths=source_relative \
     routeguide/route_guide.proto
 ```
@@ -566,13 +566,13 @@ Execute the following commands from the `examples/route_guide` directory:
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ go run server/server.go
+    go run server/server.go
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ go run client/client.go
+    go run client/client.go
     ```
 
 You'll see output like this:
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/go/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/go/quickstart.md
index 854edf6..309550b 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/go/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/go/quickstart.md
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ spelling: cSpell:ignore Fatalf GOPATH
    1. Install the protocol compiler plugins for Go using the following commands:
 
       ```sh
-      $ go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
-      $ go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@latest
+      go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
+      go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@latest
       ```
 
    2. Update your `PATH` so that the `protoc` compiler can find the plugins:
 
       ```sh
-      $ export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
+      export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
       ```
 
 ### Get the example code
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-go][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.go >}} --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go
+    git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.go >}} --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go
     ```
 
  2. Change to the quick start example directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-go/examples/helloworld
+    cd grpc-go/examples/helloworld
     ```
 
 ### Run the example
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ From the `examples/helloworld` directory:
  1. Compile and execute the server code:
 
     ```sh
-    $ go run greeter_server/main.go
+    go run greeter_server/main.go
     ```
 
  2. From a different terminal, compile and execute the client code to see the
     client output:
 
     ```sh
-    $ go run greeter_client/main.go
+    go run greeter_client/main.go
     Greeting: Hello world
     ```
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Before you can use the new service method, you need to recompile the updated
 While still in the `examples/helloworld` directory, run the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative \
+protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative \
     --go-grpc_out=. --go-grpc_opt=paths=source_relative \
     helloworld/helloworld.proto
 ```
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ from the `examples/helloworld` directory:
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ go run greeter_server/main.go
+    go run greeter_server/main.go
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, run the client. This time, add a name as a
     command-line argument:
 
     ```sh
-    $ go run greeter_client/main.go --name=Alice
+    go run greeter_client/main.go --name=Alice
     ```
 
     You'll see the following output:
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/java/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/java/basics.md
index a95e9fa..247d555 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/java/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/java/basics.md
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ To download the example, clone the latest release in `grpc-java` repository by
 running the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.java >}} --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.java >}} --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java
 ```
 
 Then change your current directory to `grpc-java/examples`:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd grpc-java/examples
+cd grpc-java/examples
 ```
 
 ### Defining the service
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/java/generated-code.md b/content/en/docs/languages/java/generated-code.md
index 10ca8b0..940b950 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/java/generated-code.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/java/generated-code.md
@@ -316,6 +316,6 @@ If you wish to invoke the protobuf plugin for gRPC Java directly,
 the command-line syntax is as follows:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc-java \
+protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc-java \
     --grpc-java_out="$OUTPUT_FILE" --proto_path="$DIR_OF_PROTO_FILE" "$PROTO_FILE"
 ```
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/java/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/java/quickstart.md
index d2585e7..ac0ddb7 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/java/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/java/quickstart.md
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-java][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.java >}} --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java
+    git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.java >}} --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java
     ```
 
  2. Change to the examples directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-java/examples
+    cd grpc-java/examples
     ```
 
 ### Run the example
@@ -32,20 +32,20 @@ From the `examples` directory:
  1. Compile the client and server
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-server
+    ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-server
     INFO: Server started, listening on 50051
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-client
+    ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-client
     INFO: Will try to greet world ...
     INFO: Greeting: Hello world
     ```
@@ -206,20 +206,20 @@ from the `examples` directory:
  1. Compile the client and server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-server
+    ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-server
     INFO: Server started, listening on 50051
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-client
+    ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-client
     INFO: Will try to greet world ...
     INFO: Greeting: Hello world
     INFO: Greeting: Hello again world
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/kotlin/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/kotlin/basics.md
index 49e4a0c..bbf2e51 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/kotlin/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/kotlin/basics.md
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-kotlin][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin
     ```
 
  2. Change to the examples directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-kotlin/examples
+    cd grpc-kotlin/examples
     ```
 
 ### Defining the service
@@ -474,20 +474,20 @@ Run the following commands from the `grpc-kotlin/examples` directory:
  1. Compile the client and server
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./server/build/install/server/bin/route-guide-server
+    ./server/build/install/server/bin/route-guide-server
     Server started, listening on 8980
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./client/build/install/client/bin/route-guide-client
+    ./client/build/install/client/bin/route-guide-client
     ```
 
 You'll see client output like this:
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/kotlin/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/kotlin/quickstart.md
index 39b1260..d30b7c4 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/kotlin/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/kotlin/quickstart.md
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-kotlin][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin
     ```
 
  2. Change to the examples directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-kotlin/examples
+    cd grpc-kotlin/examples
     ```
 
 ### Run the example
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ From the `examples` directory:
  1. Compile the client and server
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./server/build/install/server/bin/hello-world-server
+    ./server/build/install/server/bin/hello-world-server
     Server started, listening on 50051
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./client/build/install/client/bin/hello-world-client
+    ./client/build/install/client/bin/hello-world-client
     Received: Hello world
     ```
 
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ from the `examples` directory:
  1. Compile the client and server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./server/build/install/server/bin/hello-world-server
+    ./server/build/install/server/bin/hello-world-server
     Server started, listening on 50051
     ```
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ from the `examples` directory:
     command-line argument:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./client/build/install/client/bin/hello-world-client Alice
+    ./client/build/install/client/bin/hello-world-client Alice
     Received: Hello Alice
     Received: Hello again Alice
     ```
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/node/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/node/basics.md
index eb24367..49ac83e 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/node/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/node/basics.md
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ To download the example, clone the `grpc` repository by running the following
 command:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.node >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node
-$ cd grpc
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.node >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node
+cd grpc
 ```
 
 Then change your current directory to `examples`:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd examples
+cd examples
 ```
 
 You also should have the relevant tools installed to generate the server and
@@ -495,17 +495,17 @@ independently.
 Build the client and server:
 
 ```sh
-$ npm install
+npm install
 ```
 
 Run the server:
 
 ```sh
-$ node ./routeguide/dynamic_codegen/route_guide_server.js --db_path=./routeguide/dynamic_codegen/route_guide_db.json
+node ./routeguide/dynamic_codegen/route_guide_server.js --db_path=./routeguide/dynamic_codegen/route_guide_db.json
 ```
 
 From a different terminal, run the client:
 
 ```sh
-$ node ./routeguide/dynamic_codegen/route_guide_client.js --db_path=./routeguide/dynamic_codegen/route_guide_db.json
+node ./routeguide/dynamic_codegen/route_guide_client.js --db_path=./routeguide/dynamic_codegen/route_guide_db.json
 ```
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/node/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/node/quickstart.md
index 53a4470..e9a187b 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/node/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/node/quickstart.md
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ and other tutorials):
 
 ```sh
 # Clone the repository to get the example code
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.node >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.node >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node
 # Navigate to the node example
-$ cd grpc-node/examples
+cd grpc-node/examples
 # Install the example's dependencies
-$ npm install
+npm install
 # Navigate to the dynamic codegen "hello, world" Node example:
-$ cd helloworld/dynamic_codegen
+cd helloworld/dynamic_codegen
 ```
 
 ### Run a gRPC application
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ From the `examples/helloworld/dynamic_codegen` directory:
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ node greeter_server.js
+    node greeter_server.js
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ node greeter_client.js
+    node greeter_client.js
     ```
 
 Congratulations! You've just run a client-server application with gRPC.
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ Just like we did before, from the `examples/helloworld/dynamic_codegen` director
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ node greeter_server.js
+    node greeter_server.js
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ node greeter_client.js
+    node greeter_client.js
     ```
 
 ### What's next
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/basics.md
index 1d5f92b..85fe577 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/basics.md
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ To download the example, clone the `grpc` repository by running the following
 commands:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
-$ cd grpc
-$ git submodule update --init
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+cd grpc
+git submodule update --init
 ```
 
 Then change your current directory to `examples/objective-c/route_guide`:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd examples/objective-c/route_guide
+cd examples/objective-c/route_guide
 ```
 
 Our example is a simple route mapping application that lets clients get
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ To try the sample app, we need a gRPC server running locally. Let's compile and
 run, for example, the C++ server in this repository:
 
 ```sh
-$ pushd ../../cpp/route_guide
-$ make
-$ ./route_guide_server &
-$ popd
+pushd ../../cpp/route_guide
+make
+./route_guide_server &
+popd
 ```
 
 Now have Cocoapods generate and install the client library for our .proto files:
 
 ```sh
-$ pod install
+pod install
 ```
 
 (This might have to compile OpenSSL, which takes around 15 minutes if Cocoapods
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ describes how to compile the generated files. You just need to run in this
 directory (`examples/objective-c/route_guide`):
 
 ```sh
-$ pod install
+pod install
 ```
 
 which, before installing the generated library in the XCode project of this sample, runs:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc -I ../../protos --objc_out=Pods/RouteGuide --objcgrpc_out=Pods/RouteGuide ../../protos/route_guide.proto
+protoc -I ../../protos --objc_out=Pods/RouteGuide --objcgrpc_out=Pods/RouteGuide ../../protos/route_guide.proto
 ```
 
 Running this command generates the following files under `Pods/RouteGuide/`:
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/oauth2.md b/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/oauth2.md
index 10cb363..d63926b 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/oauth2.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/oauth2.md
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ For the example source, see [gprc/examples/objective-c/auth_sample][]. To
 download the example, clone this repository by running the following commands:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
-$ cd grpc
-$ git submodule update --init
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+cd grpc
+git submodule update --init
 ```
 
 Then change your current directory to `examples/objective-c/auth_sample`:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd examples/objective-c/auth_sample
+cd examples/objective-c/auth_sample
 ```
 
 Our example is a simple application with two views. The first view lets a user
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ To try the sample app, first have CocoaPods generate and install the client libr
 files:
 
 ```sh
-$ pod install
+pod install
 ```
 
 (This might have to compile OpenSSL, which takes around 15 minutes if CocoaPods
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/quickstart.md
index 7066119..e9b69cd 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/objective-c/quickstart.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ weight: 10
   Check the status and version of CocoaPods on your system:
 
   ```sh
-  $ pod --version
+  pod --version
   ```
 
   If CocoaPods is not installed, follow the [CocoaPods install
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ weight: 10
   Make sure the command line developer tools are installed:
 
   ```sh
-  $ xcode-select --install
+  xcode-select --install
   ```
 
 - [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ weight: 10
 - `autoconf`, `automake`, `libtool`, `pkg-config`
 
   ```sh
-  $ brew install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
+  brew install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
   ```
 
 ### Download the example
@@ -50,22 +50,22 @@ Quickstart. Copy the source code from GitHub
 [repository](https://github.com/grpc/grpc):
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone --recursive -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+git clone --recursive -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
 ```
 
 ### Install gRPC plugins and libraries
 
 ```sh
-$ cd grpc
-$ make
-$ [sudo] make install
+cd grpc
+make
+[sudo] make install
 ```
 
 ### Install protoc compiler
 
 ```sh
-$ brew tap grpc/grpc
-$ brew install protobuf
+brew tap grpc/grpc
+brew install protobuf
 ```
 
 ### Run the server:
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ Objective-C API supports creating gRPC clients but not gRPC servers. Therefore
 instead we build and run the C++ server in the same repository:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd examples/cpp/helloworld
-$ make
-$ ./greeter_server &
+cd examples/cpp/helloworld
+make
+./greeter_server &
 ```
 
 ### Run the client:
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ Have CocoaPods generate and install the client library from our .proto files, as
 well as installing several dependencies:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd ../../objective-c/helloworld
-$ pod install
+cd ../../objective-c/helloworld
+pod install
 ```
 
 (This might have to compile OpenSSL, which takes around 15 minutes if Cocoapods
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ doesn't have it yet on your computer's cache.)
 Open the Xcode workspace created by CocoaPods:
 
 ```sh
-$ open HelloWorld.xcworkspace
+open HelloWorld.xcworkspace
 ```
 
 This will open the app project with Xcode. Run the app in an iOS simulator
@@ -229,32 +229,32 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
 
 First terminate the server process already running in the background:
 ```sh
-$ pkill greeter_server
+pkill greeter_server
 ```
 
 Then in directory `examples/cpp/helloworld`, build and run the updated server
 with the following commands:
 
 ```sh
-$ make
-$ ./greeter_server &
+make
+./greeter_server &
 ```
 
 Change directory to `examples/objective-c/helloworld`, then clean up and
 reinstall Pods for the client app with the following commands:
 
 ```sh
-$ rm -Rf Pods
-$ rm Podfile.lock
-$ rm -Rf HelloWorld.xcworkspace
-$ pod install
+rm -Rf Pods
+rm Podfile.lock
+rm -Rf HelloWorld.xcworkspace
+pod install
 ```
 
 This regenerates files in `Pods/HelloWorld` based on the new proto file we wrote
 above. Open the client Xcode project in Xcode:
 
 ```sh
-$ open HelloWorld.xcworkspace
+open HelloWorld.xcworkspace
 ```
 
 and run the client app. If you look at the console messages, You'll see two RPC calls,
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ When installing CocoaPods, error `activesupport requires Ruby version >= 2.2.2`
 : Install an older version of `activesupport`, then install CocoaPods:
 
   ```sh
-  $ [sudo] gem install activesupport -v 4.2.6
-  $ [sudo] gem install cocoapods
+  [sudo] gem install activesupport -v 4.2.6
+  [sudo] gem install cocoapods
   ```
 
 When installing dependencies with CocoaPods, error `Unable to find a specification for !ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin`
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/php/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/php/basics.md
index 0226cb3..db1ff52 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/php/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/php/basics.md
@@ -33,25 +33,25 @@ To download the example, clone the `grpc` repository and its submodules by runni
 command:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone --recurse-submodules -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+git clone --recurse-submodules -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
 ```
 
 You need the `grpc-php-plugin` to help you compile `.proto` files. Build it from source as follows:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd grpc
-$ mkdir -p cmake/build
-$ pushd cmake/build
-$ cmake ../..
-$ make protoc grpc_php_plugin
-$ popd
+cd grpc
+mkdir -p cmake/build
+pushd cmake/build
+cmake ../..
+make protoc grpc_php_plugin
+popd
 ```
 
 Then change to route guide directory and compile the example's `.proto` files:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd examples/php/route_guide
-$ ./route_guide_proto_gen.sh
+cd examples/php/route_guide
+./route_guide_proto_gen.sh
 ```
 
 Our example is a simple route mapping application that lets clients get
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@ To try the sample app, we need a gRPC server running locally. Let's compile and
 run, for example, the Node.js server in this repository:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd ../../node
-$ npm install
-$ cd dynamic_codegen/route_guide
-$ nodejs ./route_guide_server.js --db_path=route_guide_db.json
+cd ../../node
+npm install
+cd dynamic_codegen/route_guide
+nodejs ./route_guide_server.js --db_path=route_guide_db.json
 ```
 
 Run the PHP client (in a different terminal):
 
 ```sh
-$ ./run_route_guide_client.sh
+./run_route_guide_client.sh
 ```
 
 The next sections guide you step-by-step through how this proto service is
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ The PHP client stub implementation of the proto files can be generated by the
 gRPC PHP Protoc Plugin. To compile the plugin:
 
 ```sh
-$ make grpc_php_plugin
+make grpc_php_plugin
 ```
 
 To generate the client stub implementation .php file:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd grpc
-$ protoc --proto_path=examples/protos \
+cd grpc
+protoc --proto_path=examples/protos \
   --php_out=examples/php/route_guide \
   --grpc_out=examples/php/route_guide \
   --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=bins/opt/grpc_php_plugin \
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ or running the helper script under the `grpc/example/php/route_guide` directory
 grpc-php-plugin by source:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./route_guide_proto_gen.sh
+./route_guide_proto_gen.sh
 ```
 
 A number of files will be generated in the `examples/php/route_guide` directory.
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/php/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/php/quickstart.md
index 31ee470..c60e0cd 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/php/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/php/quickstart.md
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc][] repo.
  1. Clone the [grpc][] repo and its submodules:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone --recurse-submodules -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+    git clone --recurse-submodules -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
     ```
 
  2. Change to the quick start example directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc/examples/php
+    cd grpc/examples/php
     ```
 
  3. Install the `grpc` composer package:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./greeter_proto_gen.sh
-    $ composer install
+    ./greeter_proto_gen.sh
+    composer install
     ```
 
 ### Run the example
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc][] repo.
  2. From the `examples/php` directory, run the PHP client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./run_greeter_client.sh
+    ./run_greeter_client.sh
     ```
 
 Congratulations! You've just run a client-server application with gRPC.
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Next we need to update the gRPC code used by our application to use the new
 service definition. From the `grpc` root directory:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc --proto_path=examples/protos \
+protoc --proto_path=examples/protos \
   --php_out=examples/php \
   --grpc_out=examples/php \
   --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=bins/opt/grpc_php_plugin \
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ or running the helper script under the `grpc/example/php` directory if you build
 grpc-php-plugin by source:
 
 ```sh
-$ ./greeter_proto_gen.sh
+./greeter_proto_gen.sh
 ```
 
 This regenerates the protobuf files, which contain our generated client classes,
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ Just like we did before, from the `grpc-node/examples/helloworld/dynamic_codegen
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ node greeter_server.js
+    node greeter_server.js
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, from the `examples/php` directory,
     run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./run_greeter_client.sh
+    ./run_greeter_client.sh
     ```
 
 ### What's next
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/python/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/python/basics.md
index 84b3c4b..c9a7693 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/python/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/python/basics.md
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ To download the example, clone the `grpc` repository by running the following
 command:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
 ```
 
 Then change your current directory to `examples/python/route_guide` in the repository:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd grpc/examples/python/route_guide
+cd grpc/examples/python/route_guide
 ```
 
 You also should have the relevant tools installed to generate the server and
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ service definition.
 First, install the grpcio-tools package:
 
 ```sh
-$ pip install grpcio-tools
+pip install grpcio-tools
 ```
 
 Use the following command to generate the Python code:
 
 ```sh
-$ python -m grpc_tools.protoc -I../../protos --python_out=. --pyi_out=. --grpc_python_out=. ../../protos/route_guide.proto
+python -m grpc_tools.protoc -I../../protos --python_out=. --pyi_out=. --grpc_python_out=. ../../protos/route_guide.proto
 ```
 
 Note that as we've already provided a version of the generated code in the
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ To generate gRPC client interfaces with a custom package path, you can use the `
 Here's an example command to generate the gRPC client interfaces with a custom package path:
 
 ```sh
-$ python -m grpc_tools.protoc -Igrpc/example/custom/path=../../protos \
+python -m grpc_tools.protoc -Igrpc/example/custom/path=../../protos \
   --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. \
   ../../protos/route_guide.proto
 ```
@@ -414,11 +414,11 @@ for received_route_note in stub.RouteChat(sent_route_note_iterator):
 Run the server:
 
 ```sh
-$ python route_guide_server.py
+python route_guide_server.py
 ```
 
 From a different terminal, run the client:
 
 ```sh
-$ python route_guide_client.py
+python route_guide_client.py
 ```
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/python/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/python/quickstart.md
index 90cc355..6a68634 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/python/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/python/quickstart.md
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ weight: 10
 If necessary, upgrade your version of `pip`:
 
 ```sh
-$ python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 ```
 
 If you cannot upgrade `pip` due to a system-owned installation, you can
 run the example in a virtualenv:
 
 ```sh
-$ python -m pip install virtualenv
-$ virtualenv venv
-$ source venv/bin/activate
-$ python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+python -m pip install virtualenv
+virtualenv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 ```
 
 #### gRPC
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ $ python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 Install gRPC:
 
 ```sh
-$ python -m pip install grpcio
+python -m pip install grpcio
 ```
 
 Or, to install it system wide:
 
 ```sh
-$ sudo python -m pip install grpcio
+sudo python -m pip install grpcio
 ```
 
 #### gRPC tools
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ tutorials and your own projects.
 To install gRPC tools, run:
 
 ```sh
-$ python -m pip install grpcio-tools
+python -m pip install grpcio-tools
 ```
 
 ### Download the example
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ and other tutorials):
 
 ```sh
 # Clone the repository to get the example code:
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
 # Navigate to the "hello, world" Python example:
-$ cd grpc/examples/python/helloworld
+cd grpc/examples/python/helloworld
 ```
 
 ### Run a gRPC application
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ From the `examples/python/helloworld` directory:
 1. Run the server:
 
    ```sh
-   $ python greeter_server.py
+   python greeter_server.py
    ```
 
 2. From another terminal, run the client:
 
    ```sh
-   $ python greeter_client.py
+   python greeter_client.py
    ```
 
 Congratulations! You've just run a client-server application with gRPC.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ service definition.
 From the `examples/python/helloworld` directory, run:
 
 ```sh
-$ python -m grpc_tools.protoc -I../../protos --python_out=. --pyi_out=. --grpc_python_out=. ../../protos/helloworld.proto
+python -m grpc_tools.protoc -I../../protos --python_out=. --pyi_out=. --grpc_python_out=. ../../protos/helloworld.proto
 ```
 
 This regenerates `helloworld_pb2.py` which contains our generated request and
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ Just like we did before, from the `examples/python/helloworld` directory:
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ python greeter_server.py
+    python greeter_server.py
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ python greeter_client.py
+    python greeter_client.py
     ```
 
 ### What's next
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/ruby/basics.md b/content/en/docs/languages/ruby/basics.md
index 8b49d42..5dc7f3b 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/ruby/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/ruby/basics.md
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ To download the example, clone the `grpc` repository by running the following
 command:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
-$ cd grpc
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+cd grpc
 ```
 
 Then change your current directory to `examples/ruby/route_guide`:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd examples/ruby/route_guide
+cd examples/ruby/route_guide
 ```
 
 You also should have the relevant tools installed to generate the server and
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ If you want to run this yourself, make sure you have installed
 Once that's done, the following command can be used to generate the ruby code.
 
 ```sh
-$ grpc_tools_ruby_protoc -I ../../protos --ruby_out=../lib --grpc_out=../lib ../../protos/route_guide.proto
+grpc_tools_ruby_protoc -I ../../protos --ruby_out=../lib --grpc_out=../lib ../../protos/route_guide.proto
 ```
 
 Running this command regenerates the following files in the lib directory:
@@ -388,19 +388,19 @@ streams operate completely independently.
 Work from the example directory:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd examples/ruby
+cd examples/ruby
 ```
 
 Build the client and server:
 
 ```sh
-$ gem install bundler && bundle install
+gem install bundler && bundle install
 ```
 
 Run the server:
 
 ```sh
-$ bundle exec route_guide/route_guide_server.rb ../python/route_guide/route_guide_db.json
+bundle exec route_guide/route_guide_server.rb ../python/route_guide/route_guide_db.json
 ```
 
 {{% alert title="Note" color="info" %}}
@@ -410,5 +410,5 @@ The `route_guide_db.json` file is actually language-agnostic, it happens to be l
 From a different terminal, run the client:
 
 ```sh
-$ bundle exec route_guide/route_guide_client.rb ../python/route_guide/route_guide_db.json
+bundle exec route_guide/route_guide_client.rb ../python/route_guide/route_guide_db.json
 ```
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/ruby/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/languages/ruby/quickstart.md
index 0e171f1..f3fc65c 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/ruby/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/ruby/quickstart.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ weight: 10
 To install gRPC, run the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ gem install grpc
+gem install grpc
 ```
 
 #### gRPC tools
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ tutorials and your own projects.
 To install gRPC tools, run the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ gem install grpc-tools
+gem install grpc-tools
 ```
 
 ### Download the example
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ and other tutorials):
 
 ```sh
 # Clone the repository to get the example code:
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.core >}} --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc
 # Navigate to the "hello, world" Ruby example:
-$ cd grpc/examples/ruby
+cd grpc/examples/ruby
 ```
 
 ### Run a gRPC application
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ From the `examples/ruby` directory:
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ruby greeter_server.rb
+    ruby greeter_server.rb
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ruby greeter_client.rb
+    ruby greeter_client.rb
     ```
 
 Congratulations! You've just run a client-server application with gRPC.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Next we need to update the gRPC code used by our application to use the new
 service definition. From the `examples/ruby/` directory:
 
 ```sh
-$ grpc_tools_ruby_protoc -I ../protos --ruby_out=lib --grpc_out=lib ../protos/helloworld.proto
+grpc_tools_ruby_protoc -I ../protos --ruby_out=lib --grpc_out=lib ../protos/helloworld.proto
 ```
 
 This regenerates `lib/helloworld_services_pb.rb`, which contains our generated
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ Just like we did before, from the `examples/ruby` directory:
  1. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ruby greeter_server.rb
+    ruby greeter_server.rb
     ```
 
  2. From another terminal, run the client:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ruby greeter_client.rb
+    ruby greeter_client.rb
     ```
 
 ### What's next
diff --git a/content/en/docs/platforms/android/java/basics.md b/content/en/docs/platforms/android/java/basics.md
index b0436d0..301becb 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/platforms/android/java/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/platforms/android/java/basics.md
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ This guide also does not cover anything on the server side. You can check the [J
 The example code for our tutorial is in [grpc-java's examples/android](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/tree/{{< param grpc_vers.java >}}/examples/android). To download the example, clone the `grpc-java` repository by running the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.java >}} https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java.git
+git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.java >}} https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java.git
 ```
 
 Then change your current directory to `grpc-java/examples/android`:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd grpc-java/examples/android
+cd grpc-java/examples/android
 ```
 
 You also should have the relevant tools installed to generate the client
diff --git a/content/en/docs/platforms/android/java/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/platforms/android/java/quickstart.md
index 8cb0804..f132c07 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/platforms/android/java/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/platforms/android/java/quickstart.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ weight: 10
       the following environment variable:
 
       ```sh
-      $ export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="<path-to-your-android-sdk>"
+      export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="<path-to-your-android-sdk>"
       ```
 
 - An android device set up for [USB debugging][] or an
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-java][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.java >}} https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java
+    git clone -b {{< param grpc_vers.java >}} https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java
     ```
 
  2. Change to the examples directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-java/examples
+    cd grpc-java/examples
     ```
 
 ### Run the example
@@ -52,20 +52,20 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-java][] repo.
  1. Compile the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-server
+    ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-server
     INFO: Server started, listening on 50051
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, build the client and install it on your device:
 
     ```sh
-    $ (cd android/helloworld; ../../gradlew installDebug)
+    (cd android/helloworld; ../../gradlew installDebug)
     ```
 
  4. Launch the client app from your device.
@@ -190,20 +190,20 @@ from the `examples` directory:
  1. Compile the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-server
+    ./build/install/examples/bin/hello-world-server
     INFO: Server started, listening on 50051
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, build the client and install it on your device:
 
     ```sh
-    $ (cd android/helloworld; ../../gradlew installDebug)
+    (cd android/helloworld; ../../gradlew installDebug)
     ```
 
  4. Launch the client app from your device.
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ To run the app on a physical device via USB debugging, you must configure USB
 port forwarding using the `adb` command as follows:
 
 ```sh
-$ adb reverse tcp:8080 tcp:50051
+adb reverse tcp:8080 tcp:50051
 ```
 
 This sets up port forwarding from port `8080` on the device to port `50051` on
diff --git a/content/en/docs/platforms/android/kotlin/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/platforms/android/kotlin/quickstart.md
index c0dc9b6..143daf0 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/platforms/android/kotlin/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/platforms/android/kotlin/quickstart.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ weight: 10
       the following environment variable:
 
       ```sh
-      $ export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="<path-to-your-android-sdk>"
+      export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="<path-to-your-android-sdk>"
       ```
 
 - An android device set up for [USB debugging][] or an
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-kotlin][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin
+    git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin
     ```
 
  2. Change to the examples directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-kotlin/examples
+    cd grpc-kotlin/examples
     ```
 
 ### Run the example
@@ -53,20 +53,20 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-kotlin][] repo.
  1. Compile the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./server/build/install/server/bin/hello-world-server
+    ./server/build/install/server/bin/hello-world-server
     Server started, listening on 50051
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, build the client and install it on your device:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew :android:installDebug
+    ./gradlew :android:installDebug
     ```
 
  4. Launch the client app from your device.
@@ -182,20 +182,20 @@ from the `examples` directory:
  1. Compile the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew installDist
+    ./gradlew installDist
     ```
 
  2. Run the server:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./server/build/install/server/bin/hello-world-server
+    ./server/build/install/server/bin/hello-world-server
     Server started, listening on 50051
     ```
 
  3. From another terminal, build the client and install it on your device:
 
     ```sh
-    $ ./gradlew :android:installDebug
+    ./gradlew :android:installDebug
     ```
 
  4. Launch the client app from your device.
diff --git a/content/en/docs/platforms/web/basics.md b/content/en/docs/platforms/web/basics.md
index bc2d154..4f3fe5a 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/platforms/web/basics.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/platforms/web/basics.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ To generate the protobuf message classes from our `echo.proto`, run the
 following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc -I=$DIR echo.proto \
+protoc -I=$DIR echo.proto \
   --js_out=import_style=commonjs:$OUT_DIR
 ```
 
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ protoc plugin. To compile the plugin `protoc-gen-grpc-web`, you need to run
 this from the repo's root directory:
 
 ```sh
-$ cd grpc-web
-$ sudo make install-plugin
+cd grpc-web
+sudo make install-plugin
 ```
 
 To generate the service client stub file, run this command:
 
 ```sh
-$ protoc -I=$DIR echo.proto \
+protoc -I=$DIR echo.proto \
   --grpc-web_out=import_style=commonjs,mode=grpcwebtext:$OUT_DIR
 ```
 
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ Finally, putting all these together, we can compile all the relevant JS files
 into one single JS library that can be used in the browser.
 
 ```sh
-$ npm install
-$ npx webpack client.js
+npm install
+npx webpack client.js
 ```
 
 Now embed `dist/main.js` into your project and see it in action!
diff --git a/content/en/docs/platforms/web/quickstart.md b/content/en/docs/platforms/web/quickstart.md
index c20395e..d45fc17 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/platforms/web/quickstart.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/platforms/web/quickstart.md
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ The example code is part of the [grpc-web][] repo.
     the repo:
 
     ```sh
-    $ git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc-web
+    git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc-web
     ```
 
  2. Change to the repo's root directory:
 
     ```sh
-    $ cd grpc-web
+    cd grpc-web
     ```
 
 ### Run an Echo example from your browser!
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ From the `grpc-web` directory:
  1. Fetch required packages and tools:
 
     ```sh
-    $ docker-compose pull prereqs node-server envoy commonjs-client
+    docker-compose pull prereqs node-server envoy commonjs-client
     ```
 
     {{% alert title="Note" color="info" %}}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ WARNING: Some service image(s) must be built from source
  2. Launch services as background processes:
 
     ```sh
-    $ docker-compose up -d node-server envoy commonjs-client
+    docker-compose up -d node-server envoy commonjs-client
     ```
 
  3. From your browser:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Once you are done, shutdown the services that you launched earlier by running
 the following command:
 
 ```sh
-$ docker-compose down
+docker-compose down
 ```
 
 ### What is happening?
diff --git a/content/en/docs/protoc-installation.md b/content/en/docs/protoc-installation.md
index c44e330..75c4525 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/protoc-installation.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/protoc-installation.md
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ Linux or macOS using the following commands.
 - Linux, using `apt` or `apt-get`, for example:
 
   ```sh
-  $ apt install -y protobuf-compiler
-  $ protoc --version  # Ensure compiler version is 3+
+  apt install -y protobuf-compiler
+  protoc --version  # Ensure compiler version is 3+
   ```
 
 - MacOS, using [Homebrew][]:
 
   ```sh
-  $ brew install protobuf
-  $ protoc --version  # Ensure compiler version is 3+
+  brew install protobuf
+  protoc --version  # Ensure compiler version is 3+
   ```
 
 <a name="binary-install"></a>
@@ -56,22 +56,22 @@ binaries, follow these instructions:
     as the following:
 
     ```sh
-    $ PB_REL="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases"
-    $ curl -LO $PB_REL/download/v{{< param protoc-version >}}/protoc-{{< param protoc-version >}}-linux-x86_64.zip
+    PB_REL="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases"
+    curl -LO $PB_REL/download/v{{< param protoc-version >}}/protoc-{{< param protoc-version >}}-linux-x86_64.zip
     ```
 
  2. Unzip the file under `$HOME/.local` or a directory of your choice. For
     example:
 
     ```sh
-    $ unzip protoc-{{< param protoc-version >}}-linux-x86_64.zip -d $HOME/.local
+    unzip protoc-{{< param protoc-version >}}-linux-x86_64.zip -d $HOME/.local
     ```
 
  3. Update your environment's path variable to include the path to the
     `protoc` executable. For example:
 
     ```sh
-    $ export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
+    export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
     ```
 
 ### Other installation options