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-rw-r--r--lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim20
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sets.nim20
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/tables.nim33
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/colors.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/distros.nim5
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/htmlgen.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/htmlparser.nim10
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/httpclient.nim134
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/json.nim18
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/logging.nim57
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/memfiles.nim15
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/options.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/os.nim12
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/osproc.nim30
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/parsecfg.nim5
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/parsecsv.nim6
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/parseopt.nim25
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/parseutils.nim39
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/parsexml.nim170
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/pegs.nim133
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/selectors.nim10
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/streams.nim88
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/streamwrapper.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/strformat.nim9
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/strscans.nim32
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/strutils.nim114
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/times.nim12
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/unittest.nim86
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/xmltree.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/std/cmdline.nim9
-rw-r--r--lib/std/private/digitsutils.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/std/private/since.nim8
-rw-r--r--lib/std/socketstreams.nim57
-rw-r--r--lib/std/typedthreads.nim32
-rw-r--r--lib/system.nim6
-rw-r--r--lib/system/channels_builtin.nim6
-rw-r--r--lib/system/dollars.nim27
-rw-r--r--lib/system/gc.nim6
-rw-r--r--lib/system/nimscript.nim40
-rw-r--r--lib/system/repr_v2.nim19
-rw-r--r--lib/wrappers/openssl.nim3
42 files changed, 708 insertions, 611 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim b/lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim
index 9b369c4bc..07eed9a51 100644
--- a/lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim
@@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ proc respond*(req: Request, code: HttpCode, content: string,
   ## This procedure will **not** close the client socket.
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
-  ##    import std/json
-  ##    proc handler(req: Request) {.async.} =
-  ##      if req.url.path == "/hello-world":
-  ##        let msg = %* {"message": "Hello World"}
-  ##        let headers = newHttpHeaders([("Content-Type","application/json")])
-  ##        await req.respond(Http200, $msg, headers)
-  ##      else:
-  ##        await req.respond(Http404, "Not Found")
+  ##   ```Nim
+  ##   import std/json
+  ##   proc handler(req: Request) {.async.} =
+  ##     if req.url.path == "/hello-world":
+  ##       let msg = %* {"message": "Hello World"}
+  ##       let headers = newHttpHeaders([("Content-Type","application/json")])
+  ##       await req.respond(Http200, $msg, headers)
+  ##     else:
+  ##       await req.respond(Http404, "Not Found")
+  ##   ```
   var msg = "HTTP/1.1 " & $code & "\c\L"
 
   if headers != nil:
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
index 7e193af1a..62abd68d4 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 ##   `difference <#difference,HashSet[A],HashSet[A]>`_, and
 ##   `symmetric difference <#symmetricDifference,HashSet[A],HashSet[A]>`_
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+## **Examples:**
+##
+##   ```Nim
 ##   echo toHashSet([9, 5, 1])     # {9, 1, 5}
 ##   echo toOrderedSet([9, 5, 1])  # {9, 5, 1}
 ##
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@
 ##   echo s1 - s2    # {1, 9}
 ##   echo s1 * s2    # {5}
 ##   echo s1 -+- s2  # {9, 1, 3, 7}
-##
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Note: The data types declared here have *value semantics*: This means
 ## that `=` performs a copy of the set.
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ iterator items*[A](s: HashSet[A]): A =
   ## If you need a sequence with the elements you can use `sequtils.toSeq
   ## template <sequtils.html#toSeq.t,untyped>`_.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   type
   ##     pair = tuple[a, b: int]
   ##   var
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ iterator items*[A](s: HashSet[A]): A =
   ##   assert a.len == 2
   ##   echo b
   ##   # --> {(a: 1, b: 3), (a: 0, b: 4)}
+  ##   ```
   let length = s.len
   for h in 0 .. high(s.data):
     if isFilled(s.data[h].hcode):
@@ -586,12 +589,12 @@ proc `$`*[A](s: HashSet[A]): string =
   ## any moment and values are not escaped.
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   echo toHashSet([2, 4, 5])
   ##   # --> {2, 4, 5}
   ##   echo toHashSet(["no", "esc'aping", "is \" provided"])
   ##   # --> {no, esc'aping, is " provided}
+  ##   ```
   dollarImpl()
 
 
@@ -874,12 +877,12 @@ proc `$`*[A](s: OrderedSet[A]): string =
   ## any moment and values are not escaped.
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   echo toOrderedSet([2, 4, 5])
   ##   # --> {2, 4, 5}
   ##   echo toOrderedSet(["no", "esc'aping", "is \" provided"])
   ##   # --> {no, esc'aping, is " provided}
+  ##   ```
   dollarImpl()
 
 
@@ -890,7 +893,7 @@ iterator items*[A](s: OrderedSet[A]): A =
   ## If you need a sequence with the elements you can use `sequtils.toSeq
   ## template <sequtils.html#toSeq.t,untyped>`_.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var a = initOrderedSet[int]()
   ##   for value in [9, 2, 1, 5, 1, 8, 4, 2]:
   ##     a.incl(value)
@@ -902,6 +905,7 @@ iterator items*[A](s: OrderedSet[A]): A =
   ##   # --> Got 5
   ##   # --> Got 8
   ##   # --> Got 4
+  ##   ```
   let length = s.len
   forAllOrderedPairs:
     yield s.data[h].key
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim
index 816ab49ab..8b49066ac 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sharedtables.nim
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ proc withKey*[A, B](t: var SharedTable[A, B], key: A,
   ##
   ## Example usage:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   # If value exists, decrement it.
   ##   # If it becomes zero or less, delete the key
   ##   t.withKey(1'i64) do (k: int64, v: var int, pairExists: var bool):
@@ -200,6 +199,7 @@ proc withKey*[A, B](t: var SharedTable[A, B], key: A,
   ##       dec v
   ##       if v <= 0:
   ##         pairExists = false
+  ##   ```
   withLock t:
     var hc: Hash
     var index = rawGet(t, key, hc)
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim b/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
index d4056897d..39dcddb5a 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
@@ -136,14 +136,11 @@ runnableExamples:
 ## a more complex object as a key you will be greeted by a strange compiler
 ## error:
 ##
-## .. code::
-##
-##   Error: type mismatch: got (Person)
-##   but expected one of:
-##   hashes.hash(x: openArray[A]): Hash
-##   hashes.hash(x: int): Hash
-##   hashes.hash(x: float): Hash
-##   …
+##     Error: type mismatch: got (Person)
+##     but expected one of:
+##     hashes.hash(x: openArray[A]): Hash
+##     hashes.hash(x: int): Hash
+##     hashes.hash(x: float): Hash
 ##
 ## What is happening here is that the types used for table keys require to have
 ## a `hash()` proc which will convert them to a `Hash <hashes.html#Hash>`_
@@ -678,7 +675,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A, B](t: Table[A, B]): (A, B) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   let a = {
   ##     'o': [1, 5, 7, 9],
   ##     'e': [2, 4, 6, 8]
@@ -692,6 +689,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A, B](t: Table[A, B]): (A, B) =
   ##   # value: [2, 4, 6, 8]
   ##   # key: o
   ##   # value: [1, 5, 7, 9]
+  ##   ```
   let L = len(t)
   for h in 0 .. high(t.data):
     if isFilled(t.data[h].hcode):
@@ -1127,7 +1125,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A, B](t: TableRef[A, B]): (A, B) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   let a = {
   ##     'o': [1, 5, 7, 9],
   ##     'e': [2, 4, 6, 8]
@@ -1141,6 +1139,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A, B](t: TableRef[A, B]): (A, B) =
   ##   # value: [2, 4, 6, 8]
   ##   # key: o
   ##   # value: [1, 5, 7, 9]
+  ##   ```
   let L = len(t)
   for h in 0 .. high(t.data):
     if isFilled(t.data[h].hcode):
@@ -1703,7 +1702,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A, B](t: OrderedTable[A, B]): (A, B) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   let a = {
   ##     'o': [1, 5, 7, 9],
   ##     'e': [2, 4, 6, 8]
@@ -1717,6 +1716,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A, B](t: OrderedTable[A, B]): (A, B) =
   ##   # value: [1, 5, 7, 9]
   ##   # key: e
   ##   # value: [2, 4, 6, 8]
+  ##   ```
 
   let L = len(t)
   forAllOrderedPairs:
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A, B](t: OrderedTableRef[A, B]): (A, B) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   let a = {
   ##     'o': [1, 5, 7, 9],
   ##     'e': [2, 4, 6, 8]
@@ -2127,6 +2127,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A, B](t: OrderedTableRef[A, B]): (A, B) =
   ##   # value: [1, 5, 7, 9]
   ##   # key: e
   ##   # value: [2, 4, 6, 8]
+  ##   ```
 
   let L = len(t)
   forAllOrderedPairs:
@@ -2526,7 +2527,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A](t: CountTable[A]): (A, int) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   let a = toCountTable("abracadabra")
   ##
   ##   for k, v in pairs(a):
@@ -2543,6 +2544,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A](t: CountTable[A]): (A, int) =
   ##   # value: 1
   ##   # key: r
   ##   # value: 2
+  ##   ```
   let L = len(t)
   for h in 0 .. high(t.data):
     if t.data[h].val != 0:
@@ -2806,7 +2808,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A](t: CountTableRef[A]): (A, int) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   let a = newCountTable("abracadabra")
   ##
   ##   for k, v in pairs(a):
@@ -2823,6 +2825,7 @@ iterator pairs*[A](t: CountTableRef[A]): (A, int) =
   ##   # value: 1
   ##   # key: r
   ##   # value: 2
+  ##   ```
   let L = len(t)
   for h in 0 .. high(t.data):
     if t.data[h].val != 0:
@@ -2915,4 +2918,4 @@ proc hash*[K,V](s: OrderedTable[K,V]): Hash =
 proc hash*[V](s: CountTable[V]): Hash =
   for p in pairs(s):
     result = result xor hash(p)
-  result = !$result
\ No newline at end of file
+  result = !$result
diff --git a/lib/pure/colors.nim b/lib/pure/colors.nim
index 685b68b36..eccccbfaf 100644
--- a/lib/pure/colors.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/colors.nim
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ type
 proc `==`*(a, b: Color): bool {.borrow.}
   ## Compares two colors.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var
   ##     a = Color(0xff_00_ff)
   ##     b = colFuchsia
   ##     c = Color(0x00_ff_cc)
   ##   assert a == b
   ##   assert not (a == c)
+  ##   ```
 
 template extract(a: Color, r, g, b: untyped) =
   var r = a.int shr 16 and 0xff
diff --git a/lib/pure/distros.nim b/lib/pure/distros.nim
index 25c961197..58eacf633 100644
--- a/lib/pure/distros.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/distros.nim
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
 ##
 ## The above output could be the result of a code snippet like:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: nim
-##
+##   ```nim
 ##   if detectOs(Ubuntu):
 ##     foreignDep "lbiblas-dev"
 ##     foreignDep "libvoodoo"
-##
+##   ```
 ##
 ## See `packaging <packaging.html>`_ for hints on distributing Nim using OS packages.
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/htmlgen.nim b/lib/pure/htmlgen.nim
index bf31c0239..be9e1fe90 100644
--- a/lib/pure/htmlgen.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/htmlgen.nim
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 ## Examples
 ## ========
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   var nim = "Nim"
 ##   echo h1(a(href="https://nim-lang.org", nim))
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Writes the string:
 ##
diff --git a/lib/pure/htmlparser.nim b/lib/pure/htmlparser.nim
index 24eab3abb..0de384a8e 100644
--- a/lib/pure/htmlparser.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/htmlparser.nim
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@
 ##
 ## It can be used to parse a wild HTML document and output it as valid XHTML
 ## document (well, if you are lucky):
-##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##
+##   ```Nim
 ##   echo loadHtml("mydirty.html")
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Every tag in the resulting tree is in lower case.
 ##
@@ -29,9 +28,7 @@
 ## and write back the modified version. In this case we look for hyperlinks
 ## ending with the extension `.rst` and convert them to `.html`.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##     :test:
-##
+##   ```Nim test
 ##   import std/htmlparser
 ##   import std/xmltree  # To use '$' for XmlNode
 ##   import std/strtabs  # To access XmlAttributes
@@ -48,6 +45,7 @@
 ##           a.attrs["href"] = dir / filename & ".html"
 ##
 ##     writeFile("output.html", $html)
+##   ```
 
 import strutils, streams, parsexml, xmltree, unicode, strtabs
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index fd0ef3856..ddf208e4e 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -18,18 +18,19 @@
 ## This example uses HTTP GET to retrieve
 ## `http://google.com`:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/httpclient
 ##   var client = newHttpClient()
 ##   try:
 ##     echo client.getContent("http://google.com")
 ##   finally:
 ##     client.close()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## The same action can also be performed asynchronously, simply use the
 ## `AsyncHttpClient`:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/[asyncdispatch, httpclient]
 ##
 ##   proc asyncProc(): Future[string] {.async.} =
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 ##       client.close()
 ##
 ##   echo waitFor asyncProc()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## The functionality implemented by `HttpClient` and `AsyncHttpClient`
 ## is the same, so you can use whichever one suits you best in the examples
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@
 ## uses `multipart/form-data` as the `Content-Type` to send the HTML to be
 ## validated to the server.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   var client = newHttpClient()
 ##   var data = newMultipartData()
 ##   data["output"] = "soap12"
@@ -69,13 +71,14 @@
 ##     echo client.postContent("http://validator.w3.org/check", multipart=data)
 ##   finally:
 ##     client.close()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## To stream files from disk when performing the request, use `addFiles`.
 ##
 ## **Note:** This will allocate a new `Mimetypes` database every time you call
 ## it, you can pass your own via the `mimeDb` parameter to avoid this.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   let mimes = newMimetypes()
 ##   var client = newHttpClient()
 ##   var data = newMultipartData()
@@ -84,12 +87,13 @@
 ##     echo client.postContent("http://validator.w3.org/check", multipart=data)
 ##   finally:
 ##     client.close()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## You can also make post requests with custom headers.
 ## This example sets `Content-Type` to `application/json`
 ## and uses a json object for the body
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/[httpclient, json]
 ##
 ##   let client = newHttpClient()
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@
 ##     echo response.status
 ##   finally:
 ##     client.close()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Progress reporting
 ## ==================
@@ -110,27 +115,29 @@
 ## This callback will be executed every second with information about the
 ## progress of the HTTP request.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##    import std/[asyncdispatch, httpclient]
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/[asyncdispatch, httpclient]
 ##
-##    proc onProgressChanged(total, progress, speed: BiggestInt) {.async.} =
-##      echo("Downloaded ", progress, " of ", total)
-##      echo("Current rate: ", speed div 1000, "kb/s")
+##   proc onProgressChanged(total, progress, speed: BiggestInt) {.async.} =
+##     echo("Downloaded ", progress, " of ", total)
+##     echo("Current rate: ", speed div 1000, "kb/s")
 ##
-##    proc asyncProc() {.async.} =
-##      var client = newAsyncHttpClient()
-##      client.onProgressChanged = onProgressChanged
-##      try:
-##        discard await client.getContent("http://speedtest-ams2.digitalocean.com/100mb.test")
-##      finally:
-##        client.close()
+##   proc asyncProc() {.async.} =
+##     var client = newAsyncHttpClient()
+##     client.onProgressChanged = onProgressChanged
+##     try:
+##       discard await client.getContent("http://speedtest-ams2.digitalocean.com/100mb.test")
+##     finally:
+##       client.close()
 ##
-##    waitFor asyncProc()
+##   waitFor asyncProc()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## If you would like to remove the callback simply set it to `nil`.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   client.onProgressChanged = nil
+##   ```
 ##
 ## .. warning:: The `total` reported by httpclient may be 0 in some cases.
 ##
@@ -152,9 +159,10 @@
 ##
 ## Example of setting SSL verification parameters in a new client:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##    import httpclient
-##    var client = newHttpClient(sslContext=newContext(verifyMode=CVerifyPeer))
+##   ```Nim
+##   import httpclient
+##   var client = newHttpClient(sslContext=newContext(verifyMode=CVerifyPeer))
+##   ```
 ##
 ## There are three options for verify mode:
 ##
@@ -183,10 +191,11 @@
 ##
 ## Here is how to set a timeout when creating an `HttpClient` instance:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##    import std/httpclient
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/httpclient
 ##
-##    let client = newHttpClient(timeout = 42)
+##   let client = newHttpClient(timeout = 42)
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Proxy
 ## =====
@@ -197,36 +206,39 @@
 ##
 ## Some examples on how to configure a Proxy for `HttpClient`:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##    import std/httpclient
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/httpclient
 ##
-##    let myProxy = newProxy("http://myproxy.network")
-##    let client = newHttpClient(proxy = myProxy)
+##   let myProxy = newProxy("http://myproxy.network")
+##   let client = newHttpClient(proxy = myProxy)
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Use proxies with basic authentication:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##    import std/httpclient
-##    
-##    let myProxy = newProxy("http://myproxy.network", auth="user:password")
-##    let client = newHttpClient(proxy = myProxy)
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/httpclient
+##
+##   let myProxy = newProxy("http://myproxy.network", auth="user:password")
+##   let client = newHttpClient(proxy = myProxy)
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Get Proxy URL from environment variables:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##    import std/httpclient
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/httpclient
 ##
-##    var url = ""
-##    try:
-##      if existsEnv("http_proxy"):
-##        url = getEnv("http_proxy")
-##      elif existsEnv("https_proxy"):
-##        url = getEnv("https_proxy")
-##    except ValueError:
-##      echo "Unable to parse proxy from environment variables."
+##   var url = ""
+##   try:
+##     if existsEnv("http_proxy"):
+##       url = getEnv("http_proxy")
+##     elif existsEnv("https_proxy"):
+##       url = getEnv("https_proxy")
+##   except ValueError:
+##     echo "Unable to parse proxy from environment variables."
 ##
-##    let myProxy = newProxy(url = url)
-##    let client = newHttpClient(proxy = myProxy)
+##   let myProxy = newProxy(url = url)
+##   let client = newHttpClient(proxy = myProxy)
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Redirects
 ## =========
@@ -237,10 +249,11 @@
 ##
 ## Here you can see an example about how to set the `maxRedirects` of `HttpClient`:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##    import std/httpclient
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/httpclient
 ##
-##    let client = newHttpClient(maxRedirects = 0)
+##   let client = newHttpClient(maxRedirects = 0)
+##   ```
 ##
 
 import std/private/since
@@ -429,8 +442,9 @@ proc add*(p: MultipartData, xs: MultipartEntries): MultipartData
   ## Add a list of multipart entries to the multipart data `p`. All values are
   ## added without a filename and without a content type.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   data.add({"action": "login", "format": "json"})
+  ##   ```
   for name, content in xs.items:
     p.add(name, content)
   result = p
@@ -439,8 +453,9 @@ proc newMultipartData*(xs: MultipartEntries): MultipartData =
   ## Create a new multipart data object and fill it with the entries `xs`
   ## directly.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var data = newMultipartData({"action": "login", "format": "json"})
+  ##   ```
   result = MultipartData()
   for entry in xs:
     result.add(entry.name, entry.content)
@@ -455,8 +470,9 @@ proc addFiles*(p: MultipartData, xs: openArray[tuple[name, file: string]],
   ## Raises an `IOError` if the file cannot be opened or reading fails. To
   ## manually specify file content, filename and MIME type, use `[]=` instead.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   data.addFiles({"uploaded_file": "public/test.html"})
+  ##   ```
   for name, file in xs.items:
     var contentType: string
     let (_, fName, ext) = splitFile(file)
@@ -470,8 +486,9 @@ proc `[]=`*(p: MultipartData, name, content: string) {.inline.} =
   ## Add a multipart entry to the multipart data `p`. The value is added
   ## without a filename and without a content type.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   data["username"] = "NimUser"
+  ##   ```
   p.add(name, content)
 
 proc `[]=`*(p: MultipartData, name: string,
@@ -479,9 +496,10 @@ proc `[]=`*(p: MultipartData, name: string,
   ## Add a file to the multipart data `p`, specifying filename, contentType
   ## and content manually.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   data["uploaded_file"] = ("test.html", "text/html",
   ##     "<html><head></head><body><p>test</p></body></html>")
+  ##   ```
   p.add(name, file.content, file.name, file.contentType, useStream = false)
 
 proc getBoundary(p: MultipartData): string =
@@ -688,15 +706,15 @@ proc close*(client: HttpClient | AsyncHttpClient) =
     client.connected = false
 
 proc getSocket*(client: HttpClient): Socket {.inline.} =
-  ## Get network socket, useful if you want to find out more details about the connection
+  ## Get network socket, useful if you want to find out more details about the connection.
   ##
-  ## this example shows info about local and remote endpoints
+  ## This example shows info about local and remote endpoints:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   if client.connected:
   ##     echo client.getSocket.getLocalAddr
   ##     echo client.getSocket.getPeerAddr
-  ##
+  ##   ```
   return client.socket
 
 proc getSocket*(client: AsyncHttpClient): AsyncSocket {.inline.} =
diff --git a/lib/pure/json.nim b/lib/pure/json.nim
index fcb9eae41..8c1f19fd3 100644
--- a/lib/pure/json.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/json.nim
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@
 ## For a `JsonNode` who's kind is `JObject`, you can access its fields using
 ## the `[]` operator. The following example shows how to do this:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/json
 ##
 ##   let jsonNode = parseJson("""{"key": 3.14}""")
 ##
 ##   doAssert jsonNode.kind == JObject
 ##   doAssert jsonNode["key"].kind == JFloat
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Reading values
 ## --------------
@@ -62,12 +63,13 @@
 ##
 ## To retrieve the value of `"key"` you can do the following:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/json
 ##
 ##   let jsonNode = parseJson("""{"key": 3.14}""")
 ##
 ##   doAssert jsonNode["key"].getFloat() == 3.14
+##   ```
 ##
 ## **Important:** The `[]` operator will raise an exception when the
 ## specified field does not exist.
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@
 ## when the field is not found. The `get`-family of procedures will return a
 ## type's default value when called on `nil`.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/json
 ##
 ##   let jsonNode = parseJson("{}")
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@
 ##   doAssert jsonNode{"nope"}.getFloat() == 0
 ##   doAssert jsonNode{"nope"}.getStr() == ""
 ##   doAssert jsonNode{"nope"}.getBool() == false
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Using default values
 ## --------------------
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@
 ## The `get`-family helpers also accept an additional parameter which allow
 ## you to fallback to a default value should the key's values be `null`:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/json
 ##
 ##   let jsonNode = parseJson("""{"key": 3.14, "key2": null}""")
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@
 ##   doAssert jsonNode["key"].getFloat(6.28) == 3.14
 ##   doAssert jsonNode["key2"].getFloat(3.14) == 3.14
 ##   doAssert jsonNode{"nope"}.getFloat(3.14) == 3.14 # note the {}
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Unmarshalling
 ## -------------
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@
 ## Note: Use `Option <options.html#Option>`_ for keys sometimes missing in json
 ## responses, and backticks around keys with a reserved keyword as name.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/json
 ##   import std/options
 ##
@@ -127,6 +131,7 @@
 ##   let user = to(userJson, User)
 ##   if user.`type`.isSome():
 ##     assert user.`type`.get() != "robot"
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Creating JSON
 ## =============
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@
 ## This module can also be used to comfortably create JSON using the `%*`
 ## operator:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: nim
+##   ```nim
 ##   import std/json
 ##
 ##   var hisName = "John"
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@
 ##   var j2 = %* {"name": "Isaac", "books": ["Robot Dreams"]}
 ##   j2["details"] = %* {"age":35, "pi":3.1415}
 ##   echo j2
+##   ```
 ##
 ## See also: std/jsonutils for hookable json serialization/deserialization
 ## of arbitrary types.
diff --git a/lib/pure/logging.nim b/lib/pure/logging.nim
index 46b59b750..1767ee3f6 100644
--- a/lib/pure/logging.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/logging.nim
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 ##
 ## To get started, first create a logger:
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/logging
 ##
 ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## The logger that was created above logs to the console, but this module
 ## also provides loggers that log to files, such as the
@@ -30,9 +31,10 @@
 ## Once a logger has been created, call its `log proc
 ## <#log.e,ConsoleLogger,Level,varargs[string,]>`_ to log a message:
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+##   ```Nim
 ##   logger.log(lvlInfo, "a log message")
 ##   # Output: INFO a log message
+##   ```
 ##
 ## The ``INFO`` within the output is the result of a format string being
 ## prepended to the message, and it will differ depending on the message's
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@
 ## used with the `addHandler proc<#addHandler,Logger>`_, which is demonstrated
 ## in the following example:
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/logging
 ##
 ##   var consoleLog = newConsoleLogger()
@@ -68,17 +70,19 @@
 ##   addHandler(consoleLog)
 ##   addHandler(fileLog)
 ##   addHandler(rollingLog)
+##   ```
 ##
 ## After doing this, use either the `log template
 ## <#log.t,Level,varargs[string,]>`_ or one of the level-specific templates,
 ## such as the `error template<#error.t,varargs[string,]>`_, to log messages
 ## to all registered handlers at once.
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+##   ```Nim
 ##   # This example uses the loggers created above
 ##   log(lvlError, "an error occurred")
 ##   error("an error occurred")  # Equivalent to the above line
 ##   info("something normal happened")  # Will not be written to errors.log
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Note that a message's level is still checked against each handler's
 ## ``levelThreshold`` and the global log filter.
@@ -116,12 +120,13 @@
 ##
 ## The following example illustrates how to use format strings:
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/logging
 ##
 ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger(fmtStr="[$time] - $levelname: ")
 ##   logger.log(lvlInfo, "this is a message")
 ##   # Output: [19:50:13] - INFO: this is a message
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Notes when using multiple threads
 ## ---------------------------------
@@ -372,10 +377,11 @@ method log*(logger: ConsoleLogger, level: Level, args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var consoleLog = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   consoleLog.log(lvlInfo, "this is a message")
   ##   consoleLog.log(lvlError, "error code is: ", 404)
+  ##   ```
   if level >= logging.level and level >= logger.levelThreshold:
     let ln = substituteLog(logger.fmtStr, level, args)
     when defined(js):
@@ -414,10 +420,11 @@ proc newConsoleLogger*(levelThreshold = lvlAll, fmtStr = defaultFmtStr,
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var normalLog = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   var formatLog = newConsoleLogger(fmtStr=verboseFmtStr)
   ##   var errorLog = newConsoleLogger(levelThreshold=lvlError, useStderr=true)
+  ##   ```
   new result
   result.fmtStr = fmtStr
   result.levelThreshold = levelThreshold
@@ -450,10 +457,11 @@ when not defined(js):
     ##
     ## **Examples:**
     ##
-    ## .. code-block::
+    ##   ```Nim
     ##   var fileLog = newFileLogger("messages.log")
     ##   fileLog.log(lvlInfo, "this is a message")
     ##   fileLog.log(lvlError, "error code is: ", 404)
+    ##   ```
     if level >= logging.level and level >= logger.levelThreshold:
       writeLine(logger.file, substituteLog(logger.fmtStr, level, args))
       if level >= logger.flushThreshold: flushFile(logger.file)
@@ -481,7 +489,7 @@ when not defined(js):
     ##
     ## **Examples:**
     ##
-    ## .. code-block::
+    ##   ```Nim
     ##   var messages = open("messages.log", fmWrite)
     ##   var formatted = open("formatted.log", fmWrite)
     ##   var errors = open("errors.log", fmWrite)
@@ -489,6 +497,7 @@ when not defined(js):
     ##   var normalLog = newFileLogger(messages)
     ##   var formatLog = newFileLogger(formatted, fmtStr=verboseFmtStr)
     ##   var errorLog = newFileLogger(errors, levelThreshold=lvlError)
+    ##   ```
     new(result)
     result.file = file
     result.levelThreshold = levelThreshold
@@ -519,10 +528,11 @@ when not defined(js):
     ##
     ## **Examples:**
     ##
-    ## .. code-block::
+    ##   ```Nim
     ##   var normalLog = newFileLogger("messages.log")
     ##   var formatLog = newFileLogger("formatted.log", fmtStr=verboseFmtStr)
     ##   var errorLog = newFileLogger("errors.log", levelThreshold=lvlError)
+    ##   ```
     let file = open(filename, mode, bufSize = bufSize)
     newFileLogger(file, levelThreshold, fmtStr, flushThreshold)
 
@@ -579,11 +589,12 @@ when not defined(js):
     ##
     ## **Examples:**
     ##
-    ## .. code-block::
+    ##   ```Nim
     ##   var normalLog = newRollingFileLogger("messages.log")
     ##   var formatLog = newRollingFileLogger("formatted.log", fmtStr=verboseFmtStr)
     ##   var shortLog = newRollingFileLogger("short.log", maxLines=200)
     ##   var errorLog = newRollingFileLogger("errors.log", levelThreshold=lvlError)
+    ##   ```
     new(result)
     result.levelThreshold = levelThreshold
     result.fmtStr = fmtStr
@@ -633,10 +644,11 @@ when not defined(js):
     ##
     ## **Examples:**
     ##
-    ## .. code-block::
+    ##   ```Nim
     ##   var rollingLog = newRollingFileLogger("messages.log")
     ##   rollingLog.log(lvlInfo, "this is a message")
     ##   rollingLog.log(lvlError, "error code is: ", 404)
+    ##   ```
     if level >= logging.level and level >= logger.levelThreshold:
       if logger.curLine >= logger.maxLines:
         logger.file.close()
@@ -666,11 +678,12 @@ template log*(level: Level, args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   addHandler(logger)
   ##
   ##   log(lvlInfo, "This is an example.")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `debug template<#debug.t,varargs[string,]>`_
@@ -695,11 +708,12 @@ template debug*(args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   addHandler(logger)
   ##
   ##   debug("myProc called with arguments: foo, 5")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `log template<#log.t,Level,varargs[string,]>`_
@@ -716,11 +730,12 @@ template info*(args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   addHandler(logger)
   ##
   ##   info("Application started successfully.")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `log template<#log.t,Level,varargs[string,]>`_
@@ -737,11 +752,12 @@ template notice*(args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   addHandler(logger)
   ##
   ##   notice("An important operation has completed.")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `log template<#log.t,Level,varargs[string,]>`_
@@ -757,11 +773,12 @@ template warn*(args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   addHandler(logger)
   ##
   ##   warn("The previous operation took too long to process.")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `log template<#log.t,Level,varargs[string,]>`_
@@ -779,11 +796,12 @@ template error*(args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   addHandler(logger)
   ##
   ##   error("An exception occurred while processing the form.")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `log template<#log.t,Level,varargs[string,]>`_
@@ -800,11 +818,12 @@ template fatal*(args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var logger = newConsoleLogger()
   ##   addHandler(logger)
   ##
   ##   fatal("Can't open database -- exiting.")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `log template<#log.t,Level,varargs[string,]>`_
diff --git a/lib/pure/memfiles.nim b/lib/pure/memfiles.nim
index 74065bc2e..e27f9a79c 100644
--- a/lib/pure/memfiles.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/memfiles.nim
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ proc open*(filename: string, mode: FileMode = fmRead,
   ##
   ## Example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   var
   ##     mm, mm_full, mm_half: MemFile
   ##
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ proc open*(filename: string, mode: FileMode = fmRead,
   ##
   ##   # Read the first 512 bytes
   ##   mm_half = memfiles.open("/tmp/test.mmap", mode = fmReadWrite, mappedSize = 512)
+  ##   ```
 
   # The file can be resized only when write mode is used:
   if mode == fmAppend:
@@ -443,13 +444,13 @@ iterator memSlices*(mfile: MemFile, delim = '\l', eat = '\r'): MemSlice {.inline
   ## functions, not str* functions).
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   var count = 0
   ##   for slice in memSlices(memfiles.open("foo")):
   ##     if slice.size > 0 and cast[cstring](slice.data)[0] != '#':
   ##       inc(count)
   ##   echo count
+  ##   ```
 
   proc c_memchr(cstr: pointer, c: char, n: csize_t): pointer {.
        importc: "memchr", header: "<string.h>".}
@@ -479,11 +480,11 @@ iterator lines*(mfile: MemFile, buf: var string, delim = '\l',
   ## <#memSlices.i,MemFile,char,char>`_, but Nim strings are returned.
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   var buffer: string = ""
   ##   for line in lines(memfiles.open("foo"), buffer):
   ##     echo line
+  ##   ```
 
   for ms in memSlices(mfile, delim, eat):
     setLen(buf, ms.size)
@@ -498,10 +499,10 @@ iterator lines*(mfile: MemFile, delim = '\l', eat = '\r'): string {.inline.} =
   ## <#memSlices.i,MemFile,char,char>`_, but Nim strings are returned.
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for line in lines(memfiles.open("foo")):
   ##     echo line
+  ##   ```
 
   var buf = newStringOfCap(80)
   for line in lines(mfile, buf, delim, eat):
diff --git a/lib/pure/options.nim b/lib/pure/options.nim
index 9dc4e096b..ec384ceb4 100644
--- a/lib/pure/options.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/options.nim
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Pattern matching
 supports pattern matching on `Option`s, with the `Some(<pattern>)` and
 `None()` patterns.
 
-.. code-block:: nim
+  ```nim
   {.experimental: "caseStmtMacros".}
 
   import fusion/matching
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ supports pattern matching on `Option`s, with the `Some(<pattern>)` and
     assert false
 
   assertMatch(some(some(none(int))), Some(Some(None())))
+  ```
 ]##
 # xxx pending https://github.com/timotheecour/Nim/issues/376 use `runnableExamples` and `whichModule`
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/os.nim b/lib/pure/os.nim
index 13c6d6113..77dc3ca8f 100644
--- a/lib/pure/os.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/os.nim
@@ -411,9 +411,9 @@ proc execShellCmd*(command: string): int {.rtl, extern: "nos$1",
   ## <osproc.html#execProcess,string,string,openArray[string],StringTableRef,set[ProcessOption]>`_.
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   discard execShellCmd("ls -la")
+  ##   ```
   result = exitStatusLikeShell(c_system(command))
 
 proc expandFilename*(filename: string): string {.rtl, extern: "nos$1",
@@ -482,18 +482,18 @@ proc inclFilePermissions*(filename: string,
                           permissions: set[FilePermission]) {.
   rtl, extern: "nos$1", tags: [ReadDirEffect, WriteDirEffect], noWeirdTarget.} =
   ## A convenience proc for:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   setFilePermissions(filename, getFilePermissions(filename)+permissions)
+  ##   ```
   setFilePermissions(filename, getFilePermissions(filename)+permissions)
 
 proc exclFilePermissions*(filename: string,
                           permissions: set[FilePermission]) {.
   rtl, extern: "nos$1", tags: [ReadDirEffect, WriteDirEffect], noWeirdTarget.} =
   ## A convenience proc for:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   setFilePermissions(filename, getFilePermissions(filename)-permissions)
+  ##   ```
   setFilePermissions(filename, getFilePermissions(filename)-permissions)
 
 when not weirdTarget and (defined(freebsd) or defined(dragonfly) or defined(netbsd)):
diff --git a/lib/pure/osproc.nim b/lib/pure/osproc.nim
index 91c45e053..b8dd153f2 100644
--- a/lib/pure/osproc.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/osproc.nim
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ proc execProcess*(command: string, workingDir: string = "",
   ## * `execCmd proc <#execCmd,string>`_
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
-  ##  let outp = execProcess("nim", args=["c", "-r", "mytestfile.nim"], options={poUsePath})
-  ##  let outp_shell = execProcess("nim c -r mytestfile.nim")
-  ##  # Note: outp may have an interleave of text from the nim compile
-  ##  # and any output from mytestfile when it runs
+  ##   ```Nim
+  ##   let outp = execProcess("nim", args=["c", "-r", "mytestfile.nim"], options={poUsePath})
+  ##   let outp_shell = execProcess("nim c -r mytestfile.nim")
+  ##   # Note: outp may have an interleave of text from the nim compile
+  ##   # and any output from mytestfile when it runs
+  ##   ```
 
 proc execCmd*(command: string): int {.rtl, extern: "nosp$1",
     tags: [ExecIOEffect, ReadIOEffect, RootEffect].}
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ proc execCmd*(command: string): int {.rtl, extern: "nosp$1",
   ##   <#execProcess,string,string,openArray[string],StringTableRef,set[ProcessOption]>`_
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
-  ##  let errC = execCmd("nim c -r mytestfile.nim")
+  ##   ```Nim
+  ##   let errC = execCmd("nim c -r mytestfile.nim")
+  ##   ```
 
 proc startProcess*(command: string, workingDir: string = "",
     args: openArray[string] = [], env: StringTableRef = nil,
@@ -465,8 +465,7 @@ iterator lines*(p: Process, keepNewLines = false): string {.since: (1, 3), raise
   ## * `readLines proc <#readLines,Process>`_
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   const opts = {poUsePath, poDaemon, poStdErrToStdOut}
   ##   var ps: seq[Process]
   ##   for prog in ["a", "b"]: # run 2 progs in parallel
@@ -478,6 +477,7 @@ iterator lines*(p: Process, keepNewLines = false): string {.since: (1, 3), raise
   ##       i.inc
   ##       if i > 100: break
   ##     p.close
+  ##   ```
   var outp = p.outputStream
   var line = newStringOfCap(120)
   while outp.readLine(line):
@@ -495,8 +495,7 @@ proc readLines*(p: Process): (seq[string], int) {.since: (1, 3),
   ## * `lines iterator <#lines.i,Process>`_
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   const opts = {poUsePath, poDaemon, poStdErrToStdOut}
   ##   var ps: seq[Process]
   ##   for prog in ["a", "b"]: # run 2 progs in parallel
@@ -506,6 +505,7 @@ proc readLines*(p: Process): (seq[string], int) {.since: (1, 3),
   ##     if exCode != 0:
   ##       for line in lines: echo line
   ##     p.close
+  ##   ```
   for line in p.lines: result[0].add(line)
   result[1] = p.peekExitCode
 
@@ -1587,8 +1587,7 @@ proc execCmdEx*(command: string, options: set[ProcessOption] = {
   ##   <#execProcess,string,string,openArray[string],StringTableRef,set[ProcessOption]>`_
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var result = execCmdEx("nim r --hints:off -", options = {}, input = "echo 3*4")
   ##   import std/[strutils, strtabs]
   ##   stripLineEnd(result[0]) ## portable way to remove trailing newline, if any
@@ -1597,6 +1596,7 @@ proc execCmdEx*(command: string, options: set[ProcessOption] = {
   ##   when defined(posix):
   ##     assert execCmdEx("echo $FO", env = newStringTable({"FO": "B"})) == ("B\n", 0)
   ##     assert execCmdEx("echo $PWD", workingDir = "/") == ("/\n", 0)
+  ##   ```
 
   when (NimMajor, NimMinor, NimPatch) < (1, 3, 5):
     doAssert input.len == 0
diff --git a/lib/pure/parsecfg.nim b/lib/pure/parsecfg.nim
index 54584a253..3ba62ebd1 100644
--- a/lib/pure/parsecfg.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/parsecfg.nim
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ runnableExamples("-r:off"):
 ## Configuration file example
 ]##
 
-##
-## .. code-block:: nim
-##
+##     ```none
 ##     charset = "utf-8"
 ##     [Package]
 ##     name = "hello"
@@ -55,6 +53,7 @@ runnableExamples("-r:off"):
 ##     [Author]
 ##     name = "nim-lang"
 ##     website = "nim-lang.org"
+##     ```
 
 ##[
 ## Creating a configuration file
diff --git a/lib/pure/parsecsv.nim b/lib/pure/parsecsv.nim
index a8d1cfaab..dcd486c08 100644
--- a/lib/pure/parsecsv.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/parsecsv.nim
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ## Basic usage
 ## ===========
 ##
-## .. code-block:: nim
+##   ```nim
 ##   import std/parsecsv
 ##   from std/os import paramStr
 ##   from std/streams import newFileStream
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@
 ##     for val in items(x.row):
 ##       echo "##", val, "##"
 ##   close(x)
+##   ```
 ##
 ## For CSV files with a header row, the header can be read and then used as a
 ## reference for item access with `rowEntry <#rowEntry,CsvParser,string>`_:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: nim
+##   ```nim
 ##   import std/parsecsv
 ##
 ##   # Prepare a file
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 ##     for col in items(p.headers):
 ##       echo "##", col, ":", p.rowEntry(col), "##"
 ##   p.close()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## See also
 ## ========
diff --git a/lib/pure/parseopt.nim b/lib/pure/parseopt.nim
index 2d039f1e4..6674a7272 100644
--- a/lib/pure/parseopt.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/parseopt.nim
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 ##
 ## Here is an example:
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/parseopt
 ##
 ##   var p = initOptParser("-ab -e:5 --foo --bar=20 file.txt")
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 ##   # Option: foo
 ##   # Option and value: bar, 20
 ##   # Argument: file.txt
+##   ```
 ##
 ## The `getopt iterator<#getopt.i,OptParser>`_, which is provided for
 ## convenience, can be used to iterate through all command line options as well.
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@
 ## Then set the variable to the new value while parsing.
 ##
 ## Here is an example:
-## .. code-block::
+##
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/parseopt
 ##
 ##   var varName: string = "defaultValue"
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@
 ##         varName = val # do input sanitization in production systems
 ##     of cmdEnd:
 ##       discard
+##   ```
 ##
 ## `shortNoVal` and `longNoVal`
 ## ============================
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@
 ## `shortNoVal` and `longNoVal`, which is the default, and providing
 ## arguments for those two parameters:
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+##   ```Nim
 ##   import std/parseopt
 ##
 ##   proc printToken(kind: CmdLineKind, key: string, val: string) =
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@
 ##   # Output:
 ##   # Option and value: j, 4
 ##   # Option and value: first, bar
+##   ```
 ##
 ## See also
 ## ========
@@ -387,14 +391,14 @@ when declared(quoteShellCommand):
     ## * `remainingArgs proc<#remainingArgs,OptParser>`_
     ##
     ## **Examples:**
-    ##
-    ## .. code-block::
+    ##   ```Nim
     ##   var p = initOptParser("--left -r:2 -- foo.txt bar.txt")
     ##   while true:
     ##     p.next()
     ##     if p.kind == cmdLongOption and p.key == "":  # Look for "--"
     ##       break
     ##   doAssert p.cmdLineRest == "foo.txt bar.txt"
+    ##   ```
     result = p.cmds[p.idx .. ^1].quoteShellCommand
 
 proc remainingArgs*(p: OptParser): seq[string] {.rtl, extern: "npo$1".} =
@@ -404,14 +408,14 @@ proc remainingArgs*(p: OptParser): seq[string] {.rtl, extern: "npo$1".} =
   ## * `cmdLineRest proc<#cmdLineRest,OptParser>`_
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   var p = initOptParser("--left -r:2 -- foo.txt bar.txt")
   ##   while true:
   ##     p.next()
   ##     if p.kind == cmdLongOption and p.key == "":  # Look for "--"
   ##       break
   ##   doAssert p.remainingArgs == @["foo.txt", "bar.txt"]
+  ##   ```
   result = @[]
   for i in p.idx..<p.cmds.len: result.add p.cmds[i]
 
@@ -428,7 +432,7 @@ iterator getopt*(p: var OptParser): tuple[kind: CmdLineKind, key,
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   # these are placeholders, of course
   ##   proc writeHelp() = discard
   ##   proc writeVersion() = discard
@@ -448,6 +452,7 @@ iterator getopt*(p: var OptParser): tuple[kind: CmdLineKind, key,
   ##   if filename == "":
   ##     # no filename has been given, so we show the help
   ##     writeHelp()
+  ##   ```
   p.pos = 0
   p.idx = 0
   while true:
@@ -477,8 +482,7 @@ iterator getopt*(cmdline: seq[string] = @[],
   ##
   ## **Examples:**
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
-  ##
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   # these are placeholders, of course
   ##   proc writeHelp() = discard
   ##   proc writeVersion() = discard
@@ -498,6 +502,7 @@ iterator getopt*(cmdline: seq[string] = @[],
   ##   if filename == "":
   ##     # no filename has been written, so we show the help
   ##     writeHelp()
+  ##   ```
   var p = initOptParser(cmdline, shortNoVal = shortNoVal,
       longNoVal = longNoVal)
   while true:
diff --git a/lib/pure/parseutils.nim b/lib/pure/parseutils.nim
index c4d59d892..ce642fcf7 100644
--- a/lib/pure/parseutils.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/parseutils.nim
@@ -12,29 +12,28 @@
 ##
 ## To unpack raw bytes look at the `streams <streams.html>`_ module.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: nim
-##    :test:
+##   ```nim test
+##   let logs = @["2019-01-10: OK_", "2019-01-11: FAIL_", "2019-01: aaaa"]
+##   var outp: seq[string]
 ##
-##    let logs = @["2019-01-10: OK_", "2019-01-11: FAIL_", "2019-01: aaaa"]
-##    var outp: seq[string]
+##   for log in logs:
+##     var res: string
+##     if parseUntil(log, res, ':') == 10: # YYYY-MM-DD == 10
+##       outp.add(res & " - " & captureBetween(log, ' ', '_'))
+##   doAssert outp == @["2019-01-10 - OK", "2019-01-11 - FAIL"]
+##   ```
 ##
-##    for log in logs:
-##      var res: string
-##      if parseUntil(log, res, ':') == 10: # YYYY-MM-DD == 10
-##        outp.add(res & " - " & captureBetween(log, ' ', '_'))
-##    doAssert outp == @["2019-01-10 - OK", "2019-01-11 - FAIL"]
+##   ```nim test
+##   from std/strutils import Digits, parseInt
 ##
-## .. code-block:: nim
-##    :test:
-##    from std/strutils import Digits, parseInt
-##
-##    let
-##      input1 = "2019 school start"
-##      input2 = "3 years back"
-##      startYear = input1[0 .. skipWhile(input1, Digits)-1] # 2019
-##      yearsBack = input2[0 .. skipWhile(input2, Digits)-1] # 3
-##      examYear = parseInt(startYear) + parseInt(yearsBack)
-##    doAssert "Examination is in " & $examYear == "Examination is in 2022"
+##   let
+##     input1 = "2019 school start"
+##     input2 = "3 years back"
+##     startYear = input1[0 .. skipWhile(input1, Digits)-1] # 2019
+##     yearsBack = input2[0 .. skipWhile(input2, Digits)-1] # 3
+##     examYear = parseInt(startYear) + parseInt(yearsBack)
+##   doAssert "Examination is in " & $examYear == "Examination is in 2022"
+##   ```
 ##
 ## **See also:**
 ## * `strutils module<strutils.html>`_ for combined and identical parsing proc's
diff --git a/lib/pure/parsexml.nim b/lib/pure/parsexml.nim
index 884f258f3..88cb6d9c0 100644
--- a/lib/pure/parsexml.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/parsexml.nim
@@ -36,43 +36,43 @@ The file ``examples/htmltitle.nim`` demonstrates how to use the
 XML parser to accomplish a simple task: To determine the title of an HTML
 document.
 
-.. code-block:: nim
+  ```nim
+  # Example program to show the parsexml module
+  # This program reads an HTML file and writes its title to stdout.
+  # Errors and whitespace are ignored.
 
-    # Example program to show the parsexml module
-    # This program reads an HTML file and writes its title to stdout.
-    # Errors and whitespace are ignored.
+  import os, streams, parsexml, strutils
 
-    import os, streams, parsexml, strutils
+  if paramCount() < 1:
+    quit("Usage: htmltitle filename[.html]")
 
-    if paramCount() < 1:
-      quit("Usage: htmltitle filename[.html]")
-
-    var filename = addFileExt(paramStr(1), "html")
-    var s = newFileStream(filename, fmRead)
-    if s == nil: quit("cannot open the file " & filename)
-    var x: XmlParser
-    open(x, s, filename)
-    while true:
-      x.next()
-      case x.kind
-      of xmlElementStart:
-        if cmpIgnoreCase(x.elementName, "title") == 0:
-          var title = ""
-          x.next()  # skip "<title>"
-          while x.kind == xmlCharData:
-            title.add(x.charData)
-            x.next()
-          if x.kind == xmlElementEnd and cmpIgnoreCase(x.elementName, "title") == 0:
-            echo("Title: " & title)
-            quit(0) # Success!
-          else:
-            echo(x.errorMsgExpected("/title"))
+  var filename = addFileExt(paramStr(1), "html")
+  var s = newFileStream(filename, fmRead)
+  if s == nil: quit("cannot open the file " & filename)
+  var x: XmlParser
+  open(x, s, filename)
+  while true:
+    x.next()
+    case x.kind
+    of xmlElementStart:
+      if cmpIgnoreCase(x.elementName, "title") == 0:
+        var title = ""
+        x.next()  # skip "<title>"
+        while x.kind == xmlCharData:
+          title.add(x.charData)
+          x.next()
+        if x.kind == xmlElementEnd and cmpIgnoreCase(x.elementName, "title") == 0:
+          echo("Title: " & title)
+          quit(0) # Success!
+        else:
+          echo(x.errorMsgExpected("/title"))
 
-      of xmlEof: break # end of file reached
-      else: discard # ignore other events
+    of xmlEof: break # end of file reached
+    else: discard # ignore other events
 
-    x.close()
-    quit("Could not determine title!")
+  x.close()
+  quit("Could not determine title!")
+  ```
 
 ]##
 
@@ -85,64 +85,64 @@ The file ``examples/htmlrefs.nim`` demonstrates how to use the
 XML parser to accomplish another simple task: To determine all the links
 an HTML document contains.
 
-.. code-block:: nim
+  ```nim
+  # Example program to show the new parsexml module
+  # This program reads an HTML file and writes all its used links to stdout.
+  # Errors and whitespace are ignored.
 
-    # Example program to show the new parsexml module
-    # This program reads an HTML file and writes all its used links to stdout.
-    # Errors and whitespace are ignored.
+  import os, streams, parsexml, strutils
 
-    import os, streams, parsexml, strutils
+  proc `=?=` (a, b: string): bool =
+    # little trick: define our own comparator that ignores case
+    return cmpIgnoreCase(a, b) == 0
 
-    proc `=?=` (a, b: string): bool =
-      # little trick: define our own comparator that ignores case
-      return cmpIgnoreCase(a, b) == 0
+  if paramCount() < 1:
+    quit("Usage: htmlrefs filename[.html]")
 
-    if paramCount() < 1:
-      quit("Usage: htmlrefs filename[.html]")
-
-    var links = 0 # count the number of links
-    var filename = addFileExt(paramStr(1), "html")
-    var s = newFileStream(filename, fmRead)
-    if s == nil: quit("cannot open the file " & filename)
-    var x: XmlParser
-    open(x, s, filename)
-    next(x) # get first event
-    block mainLoop:
-      while true:
-        case x.kind
-        of xmlElementOpen:
-          # the <a href = "xyz"> tag we are interested in always has an attribute,
-          # thus we search for ``xmlElementOpen`` and not for ``xmlElementStart``
-          if x.elementName =?= "a":
-            x.next()
-            if x.kind == xmlAttribute:
-              if x.attrKey =?= "href":
-                var link = x.attrValue
-                inc(links)
-                # skip until we have an ``xmlElementClose`` event
-                while true:
-                  x.next()
-                  case x.kind
-                  of xmlEof: break mainLoop
-                  of xmlElementClose: break
-                  else: discard
-                x.next() # skip ``xmlElementClose``
-                # now we have the description for the ``a`` element
-                var desc = ""
-                while x.kind == xmlCharData:
-                  desc.add(x.charData)
-                  x.next()
-                echo(desc & ": " & link)
-          else:
-            x.next()
-        of xmlEof: break # end of file reached
-        of xmlError:
-          echo(errorMsg(x))
+  var links = 0 # count the number of links
+  var filename = addFileExt(paramStr(1), "html")
+  var s = newFileStream(filename, fmRead)
+  if s == nil: quit("cannot open the file " & filename)
+  var x: XmlParser
+  open(x, s, filename)
+  next(x) # get first event
+  block mainLoop:
+    while true:
+      case x.kind
+      of xmlElementOpen:
+        # the <a href = "xyz"> tag we are interested in always has an attribute,
+        # thus we search for ``xmlElementOpen`` and not for ``xmlElementStart``
+        if x.elementName =?= "a":
           x.next()
-        else: x.next() # skip other events
-
-    echo($links & " link(s) found!")
-    x.close()
+          if x.kind == xmlAttribute:
+            if x.attrKey =?= "href":
+              var link = x.attrValue
+              inc(links)
+              # skip until we have an ``xmlElementClose`` event
+              while true:
+                x.next()
+                case x.kind
+                of xmlEof: break mainLoop
+                of xmlElementClose: break
+                else: discard
+              x.next() # skip ``xmlElementClose``
+              # now we have the description for the ``a`` element
+              var desc = ""
+              while x.kind == xmlCharData:
+                desc.add(x.charData)
+                x.next()
+              echo(desc & ": " & link)
+        else:
+          x.next()
+      of xmlEof: break # end of file reached
+      of xmlError:
+        echo(errorMsg(x))
+        x.next()
+      else: x.next() # skip other events
+
+  echo($links & " link(s) found!")
+  x.close()
+  ```
 
 ]##
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/pegs.nim b/lib/pure/pegs.nim
index 11683bbff..7f0f532fe 100644
--- a/lib/pure/pegs.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/pegs.nim
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ macro mkHandlerTplts(handlers: untyped): untyped =
   # Transforms the handler spec in *handlers* into handler templates.
   # The AST structure of *handlers[0]*:
   #
-  # .. code-block::
+  #   ```
   #   StmtList
   #     Call
   #       Ident "pkNonTerminal"
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ macro mkHandlerTplts(handlers: untyped): untyped =
   #           StmtList
   #             <handler code block>
   #     ...
+  #   ```
   func mkEnter(hdName, body: NimNode): NimNode =
     template helper(hdName, body) {.dirty.} =
       template hdName(s, p, start) =
@@ -959,60 +960,61 @@ template eventParser*(pegAst, handlers: untyped): (proc(s: string): int) =
   ## match, else the length of the total match. The following example code
   ## evaluates an arithmetic expression defined by a simple PEG:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##  import std/[strutils, pegs]
+  ##   ```nim
+  ##   import std/[strutils, pegs]
   ##
-  ##  let
-  ##    pegAst = """
-  ##  Expr    <- Sum
-  ##  Sum     <- Product (('+' / '-')Product)*
-  ##  Product <- Value (('*' / '/')Value)*
-  ##  Value   <- [0-9]+ / '(' Expr ')'
-  ##    """.peg
-  ##    txt = "(5+3)/2-7*22"
+  ##   let
+  ##     pegAst = """
+  ##   Expr    <- Sum
+  ##   Sum     <- Product (('+' / '-')Product)*
+  ##   Product <- Value (('*' / '/')Value)*
+  ##   Value   <- [0-9]+ / '(' Expr ')'
+  ##     """.peg
+  ##     txt = "(5+3)/2-7*22"
   ##
-  ##  var
-  ##    pStack: seq[string] = @[]
-  ##    valStack: seq[float] = @[]
-  ##    opStack = ""
-  ##  let
-  ##    parseArithExpr = pegAst.eventParser:
-  ##      pkNonTerminal:
-  ##        enter:
-  ##          pStack.add p.nt.name
-  ##        leave:
-  ##          pStack.setLen pStack.high
-  ##          if length > 0:
-  ##            let matchStr = s.substr(start, start+length-1)
-  ##            case p.nt.name
-  ##            of "Value":
-  ##              try:
-  ##                valStack.add matchStr.parseFloat
-  ##                echo valStack
-  ##              except ValueError:
-  ##                discard
-  ##            of "Sum", "Product":
-  ##              try:
-  ##                let val = matchStr.parseFloat
-  ##              except ValueError:
-  ##                if valStack.len > 1 and opStack.len > 0:
-  ##                  valStack[^2] = case opStack[^1]
-  ##                  of '+': valStack[^2] + valStack[^1]
-  ##                  of '-': valStack[^2] - valStack[^1]
-  ##                  of '*': valStack[^2] * valStack[^1]
-  ##                  else: valStack[^2] / valStack[^1]
-  ##                  valStack.setLen valStack.high
-  ##                  echo valStack
-  ##                  opStack.setLen opStack.high
-  ##                  echo opStack
-  ##      pkChar:
-  ##        leave:
-  ##          if length == 1 and "Value" != pStack[^1]:
-  ##            let matchChar = s[start]
-  ##            opStack.add matchChar
-  ##            echo opStack
+  ##   var
+  ##     pStack: seq[string] = @[]
+  ##     valStack: seq[float] = @[]
+  ##     opStack = ""
+  ##   let
+  ##     parseArithExpr = pegAst.eventParser:
+  ##       pkNonTerminal:
+  ##         enter:
+  ##           pStack.add p.nt.name
+  ##         leave:
+  ##           pStack.setLen pStack.high
+  ##           if length > 0:
+  ##             let matchStr = s.substr(start, start+length-1)
+  ##             case p.nt.name
+  ##             of "Value":
+  ##               try:
+  ##                 valStack.add matchStr.parseFloat
+  ##                 echo valStack
+  ##               except ValueError:
+  ##                 discard
+  ##             of "Sum", "Product":
+  ##               try:
+  ##                 let val = matchStr.parseFloat
+  ##               except ValueError:
+  ##                 if valStack.len > 1 and opStack.len > 0:
+  ##                   valStack[^2] = case opStack[^1]
+  ##                   of '+': valStack[^2] + valStack[^1]
+  ##                   of '-': valStack[^2] - valStack[^1]
+  ##                   of '*': valStack[^2] * valStack[^1]
+  ##                   else: valStack[^2] / valStack[^1]
+  ##                   valStack.setLen valStack.high
+  ##                   echo valStack
+  ##                   opStack.setLen opStack.high
+  ##                   echo opStack
+  ##       pkChar:
+  ##         leave:
+  ##           if length == 1 and "Value" != pStack[^1]:
+  ##             let matchChar = s[start]
+  ##             opStack.add matchChar
+  ##             echo opStack
   ##
-  ##  let pLen = parseArithExpr(txt)
+  ##   let pLen = parseArithExpr(txt)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## The *handlers* parameter consists of code blocks for *PegKinds*,
   ## which define the grammar elements of interest. Each block can contain
@@ -1181,8 +1183,7 @@ template `=~`*(s: string, pattern: Peg): bool =
   ## This calls ``match`` with an implicit declared ``matches`` array that
   ## can be used in the scope of the ``=~`` call:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   if line =~ peg"\s* {\w+} \s* '=' \s* {\w+}":
   ##     # matches a key=value pair:
   ##     echo("Key: ", matches[0])
@@ -1194,7 +1195,7 @@ template `=~`*(s: string, pattern: Peg): bool =
   ##     echo("comment: ", matches[0])
   ##   else:
   ##     echo("syntax error")
-  ##
+  ##   ```
   bind MaxSubpatterns
   when not declaredInScope(matches):
     var matches {.inject.}: array[0..MaxSubpatterns-1, string]
@@ -1230,14 +1231,15 @@ func replacef*(s: string, sub: Peg, by: string): string {.
   ## Replaces `sub` in `s` by the string `by`. Captures can be accessed in `by`
   ## with the notation ``$i`` and ``$#`` (see strutils.`%`). Examples:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "var1=key; var2=key2".replacef(peg"{\ident}'='{\ident}", "$1<-$2$2")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "var1<-keykey; val2<-key2key2"
+  ##   ```
   result = ""
   var i = 0
   var caps: array[0..MaxSubpatterns-1, string]
@@ -1305,8 +1307,7 @@ func replace*(s: string, sub: Peg, cb: proc(
   ## The callback proc receives the index of the current match (starting with 0),
   ## the count of captures and an open array with the captures of each match. Examples:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   func handleMatches*(m: int, n: int, c: openArray[string]): string =
   ##     result = ""
   ##     if m > 0:
@@ -1318,12 +1319,13 @@ func replace*(s: string, sub: Peg, cb: proc(
   ##
   ##   let s = "Var1=key1;var2=Key2;   VAR3"
   ##   echo s.replace(peg"{\ident}('='{\ident})* ';'* \s*", handleMatches)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "var1: 'key1', var2: 'Key2', var3: ''"
+  ##   ```
   result = ""
   var i = 0
   var caps: array[0..MaxSubpatterns-1, string]
@@ -1361,18 +1363,19 @@ iterator split*(s: string, sep: Peg): string =
   ## Substrings are separated by the PEG `sep`.
   ## Examples:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for word in split("00232this02939is39an22example111", peg"\d+"):
   ##     writeLine(stdout, word)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "this"
   ##   "is"
   ##   "an"
   ##   "example"
-  ##
+  ##   ```
   var c: Captures
   var
     first = 0
diff --git a/lib/pure/selectors.nim b/lib/pure/selectors.nim
index fcee22c09..1b4ae992d 100644
--- a/lib/pure/selectors.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/selectors.nim
@@ -205,12 +205,11 @@ when defined(nimdoc):
     ## to `value`. This `value` can be modified in the scope of
     ## the `withData` call.
     ##
-    ## .. code-block:: nim
-    ##
+    ##   ```nim
     ##   s.withData(fd, value) do:
     ##     # block is executed only if `fd` registered in selector `s`
     ##     value.uid = 1000
-    ##
+    ##   ```
 
   template withData*[T](s: Selector[T], fd: SocketHandle|int, value,
                         body1, body2: untyped) =
@@ -218,15 +217,14 @@ when defined(nimdoc):
     ## to `value`. This `value` can be modified in the scope of
     ## the `withData` call.
     ##
-    ## .. code-block:: nim
-    ##
+    ##   ```nim
     ##   s.withData(fd, value) do:
     ##     # block is executed only if `fd` registered in selector `s`.
     ##     value.uid = 1000
     ##   do:
     ##     # block is executed if `fd` not registered in selector `s`.
     ##     raise
-    ##
+    ##   ```
 
   proc contains*[T](s: Selector[T], fd: SocketHandle|int): bool {.inline.} =
     ## Determines whether selector contains a file descriptor.
diff --git a/lib/pure/streams.nim b/lib/pure/streams.nim
index e18e2d43a..d3aeacee5 100644
--- a/lib/pure/streams.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/streams.nim
@@ -27,67 +27,67 @@
 ## StringStream example
 ## --------------------
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/streams
 ##
-##  import std/streams
+##   var strm = newStringStream("""The first line
+##   the second line
+##   the third line""")
 ##
-##  var strm = newStringStream("""The first line
-##  the second line
-##  the third line""")
+##   var line = ""
 ##
-##  var line = ""
+##   while strm.readLine(line):
+##     echo line
 ##
-##  while strm.readLine(line):
-##    echo line
+##   # Output:
+##   # The first line
+##   # the second line
+##   # the third line
 ##
-##  # Output:
-##  # The first line
-##  # the second line
-##  # the third line
-##
-##  strm.close()
+##   strm.close()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## FileStream example
 ## ------------------
 ##
 ## Write file stream example:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##
-##  import std/streams
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/streams
 ##
-##  var strm = newFileStream("somefile.txt", fmWrite)
-##  var line = ""
+##   var strm = newFileStream("somefile.txt", fmWrite)
+##   var line = ""
 ##
-##  if not isNil(strm):
-##    strm.writeLine("The first line")
-##    strm.writeLine("the second line")
-##    strm.writeLine("the third line")
-##    strm.close()
+##   if not isNil(strm):
+##     strm.writeLine("The first line")
+##     strm.writeLine("the second line")
+##     strm.writeLine("the third line")
+##     strm.close()
 ##
-##  # Output (somefile.txt):
-##  # The first line
-##  # the second line
-##  # the third line
+##   # Output (somefile.txt):
+##   # The first line
+##   # the second line
+##   # the third line
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Read file stream example:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/streams
 ##
-##  import std/streams
+##   var strm = newFileStream("somefile.txt", fmRead)
+##   var line = ""
 ##
-##  var strm = newFileStream("somefile.txt", fmRead)
-##  var line = ""
+##   if not isNil(strm):
+##     while strm.readLine(line):
+##       echo line
+##     strm.close()
 ##
-##  if not isNil(strm):
-##    while strm.readLine(line):
-##      echo line
-##    strm.close()
-##
-##  # Output:
-##  # The first line
-##  # the second line
-##  # the third line
+##   # Output:
+##   # The first line
+##   # the second line
+##   # the third line
+##   ```
 ##
 ## See also
 ## ========
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ proc write*[T](s: Stream, x: T) =
   ## **Note:** Not available for JS backend. Use `write(Stream, string)
   ## <#write,Stream,string>`_ for now.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
-  ##
-  ##     s.writeData(s, unsafeAddr(x), sizeof(x))
+  ##   ```Nim
+  ##   s.writeData(s, unsafeAddr(x), sizeof(x))
+  ##   ```
   runnableExamples:
     var strm = newStringStream("")
     strm.write("abcde")
diff --git a/lib/pure/streamwrapper.nim b/lib/pure/streamwrapper.nim
index a6c1901d2..9f5c0f28a 100644
--- a/lib/pure/streamwrapper.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/streamwrapper.nim
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ proc newPipeOutStream*[T](s: sink (ref T)): owned PipeOutStream[T] =
   ## when setPosition/getPosition is called or write operation is performed.
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   import std/[osproc, streamwrapper]
   ##   var
   ##     p = startProcess(exePath)
   ##     outStream = p.outputStream().newPipeOutStream()
   ##   echo outStream.peekChar
   ##   p.close()
+  ##   ```
 
   assert s.readDataImpl != nil
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/strformat.nim b/lib/pure/strformat.nim
index 1cebefee1..2668ad66c 100644
--- a/lib/pure/strformat.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/strformat.nim
@@ -133,13 +133,14 @@ runnableExamples:
 
 An expression like `&"{key} is {value:arg} {{z}}"` is transformed into:
 
-.. code-block:: nim
+  ```nim
   var temp = newStringOfCap(educatedCapGuess)
   temp.formatValue(key, "")
   temp.add(" is ")
   temp.formatValue(value, arg)
   temp.add(" {z}")
   temp
+  ```
 
 Parts of the string that are enclosed in the curly braces are interpreted
 as Nim code. To escape a `{` or `}`, double it.
@@ -272,13 +273,14 @@ The available floating point presentation types are:
 Because of the well defined order how templates and macros are
 expanded, strformat cannot expand template arguments:
 
-.. code-block:: nim
+  ```nim
   template myTemplate(arg: untyped): untyped =
     echo "arg is: ", arg
     echo &"--- {arg} ---"
 
   let x = "abc"
   myTemplate(x)
+  ```
 
 First the template `myTemplate` is expanded, where every identifier
 `arg` is substituted with its argument. The `arg` inside the
@@ -289,12 +291,13 @@ identifier that cannot be resolved anymore.
 
 The workaround for this is to bind the template argument to a new local variable.
 
-.. code-block:: nim
+  ```nim
   template myTemplate(arg: untyped): untyped =
     block:
       let arg1 {.inject.} = arg
       echo "arg is: ", arg1
       echo &"--- {arg1} ---"
+  ```
 
 The use of `{.inject.}` here is necessary again because of template
 expansion order and hygienic templates. But since we generally want to
diff --git a/lib/pure/strscans.nim b/lib/pure/strscans.nim
index 8a1ea125f..775c4244a 100644
--- a/lib/pure/strscans.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/strscans.nim
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This module contains a `scanf`:idx: macro that can be used for extracting
 substrings from an input string. This is often easier than regular expressions.
 Some examples as an appetizer:
 
-.. code-block:: nim
+  ```nim
   # check if input string matches a triple of integers:
   const input = "(1,2,4)"
   var x, y, z: int
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Some examples as an appetizer:
   var myfloat: float
   if scanf(input, "$i-$i-$i $w$s$f", year, month, day, identifier, myfloat):
     echo "yes, we have a match!"
+  ```
 
 As can be seen from the examples, strings are matched verbatim except for
 substrings starting with ``$``. These constructions are available:
@@ -83,8 +84,7 @@ matches optional tokens without any result binding.
 In this example, we define a helper proc ``someSep`` that skips some separators
 which we then use in our scanf pattern to help us in the matching process:
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
+  ```nim
   proc someSep(input: string; start: int; seps: set[char] = {':','-','.'}): int =
     # Note: The parameters and return value must match to what ``scanf`` requires
     result = 0
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ which we then use in our scanf pattern to help us in the matching process:
 
   if scanf(input, "$w$[someSep]$w", key, value):
     ...
+  ```
 
 It also possible to pass arguments to a user definable matcher:
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
+  ```nim
   proc ndigits(input: string; intVal: var int; start: int; n: int): int =
     # matches exactly ``n`` digits. Matchers need to return 0 if nothing
     # matched or otherwise the number of processed chars.
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ It also possible to pass arguments to a user definable matcher:
   var year, month, day: int
   if scanf("2013-01-03", "${ndigits(4)}-${ndigits(2)}-${ndigits(2)}$.", year, month, day):
     ...
+  ```
 
 
 The scanp macro
@@ -145,8 +146,7 @@ not implemented.
 
 Simple example that parses the ``/etc/passwd`` file line by line:
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
+  ```nim
   const
     etc_passwd = """root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
   daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ Simple example that parses the ``/etc/passwd`` file line by line:
         result.add entry
       else:
         break
+  ```
 
 The ``scanp`` maps the grammar code into Nim code that performs the parsing.
 The parsing is performed with the help of 3 helper templates that that can be
@@ -173,8 +174,7 @@ implemented for a custom type.
 These templates need to be named ``atom`` and ``nxt``. ``atom`` should be
 overloaded to handle both single characters and sets of character.
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
+  ```nim
   import std/streams
 
   template atom(input: Stream; idx: int; c: char): bool =
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ overloaded to handle both single characters and sets of character.
 
   if scanp(content, idx, +( ~{'\L', '\0'} -> entry.add(peekChar($input))), '\L'):
     result.add entry
+  ```
 
 Calling ordinary Nim procs inside the macro is possible:
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
+  ```nim
   proc digits(s: string; intVal: var int; start: int): int =
     var x = 0
     while result+start < s.len and s[result+start] in {'0'..'9'} and s[result+start] != ':':
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ Calling ordinary Nim procs inside the macro is possible:
           result.add login & " " & homedir
       else:
         break
+  ```
 
 When used for matching, keep in mind that likewise scanf, no backtracking
 is performed.
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
+  ```nim
   proc skipUntil(s: string; until: string; unless = '\0'; start: int): int =
     # Skips all characters until the string `until` is found. Returns 0
     # if the char `unless` is found first or the end is reached.
@@ -256,12 +256,12 @@ is performed.
 
   for r in collectLinks(body):
     echo r
+  ```
 
 In this example both macros are combined seamlessly in order to maximise
 efficiency and perform different checks.
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
+  ```nim
   iterator parseIps*(soup: string): string =
     ## ipv4 only!
     const digits = {'0'..'9'}
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ efficiency and perform different checks.
           yield buf
       buf.setLen(0) # need to clear `buf` each time, cause it might contain garbage
       idx.inc
-
+  ```
 ]##
 
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/strutils.nim b/lib/pure/strutils.nim
index 6c1e49564..7ab3d37c8 100644
--- a/lib/pure/strutils.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/strutils.nim
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ const
     ## Not very useful by its own, you can use it to create *inverted* sets to
     ## make the `find func<#find,string,set[char],Natural,int>`_
     ## find **invalid** characters in strings. Example:
-    ##
-    ## .. code-block:: nim
+    ##   ```nim
     ##   let invalid = AllChars - Digits
     ##   doAssert "01234".find(invalid) == -1
     ##   doAssert "01A34".find(invalid) == 2
+    ##   ```
 
 func isAlphaAscii*(c: char): bool {.rtl, extern: "nsuIsAlphaAsciiChar".} =
   ## Checks whether or not character `c` is alphabetical.
@@ -423,14 +423,12 @@ iterator split*(s: string, sep: char, maxsplit: int = -1): string =
   ##
   ## Substrings are separated by the character `sep`.
   ## The code:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for word in split(";;this;is;an;;example;;;", ';'):
   ##     writeLine(stdout, word)
-  ##
+  ##   ```
   ## Results in:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```
   ##   ""
   ##   ""
   ##   "this"
@@ -441,6 +439,7 @@ iterator split*(s: string, sep: char, maxsplit: int = -1): string =
   ##   ""
   ##   ""
   ##   ""
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `rsplit iterator<#rsplit.i,string,char,int>`_
@@ -455,41 +454,46 @@ iterator split*(s: string, seps: set[char] = Whitespace,
   ##
   ## Substrings are separated by a substring containing only `seps`.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for word in split("this\lis an\texample"):
   ##     writeLine(stdout, word)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## ...generates this output:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```
   ##   "this"
   ##   "is"
   ##   "an"
   ##   "example"
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## And the following code:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for word in split("this:is;an$example", {';', ':', '$'}):
   ##     writeLine(stdout, word)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## ...produces the same output as the first example. The code:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   let date = "2012-11-20T22:08:08.398990"
   ##   let separators = {' ', '-', ':', 'T'}
   ##   for number in split(date, separators):
   ##     writeLine(stdout, number)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## ...results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```
   ##   "2012"
   ##   "11"
   ##   "20"
   ##   "22"
   ##   "08"
   ##   "08.398990"
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ##  .. note:: Empty separator set results in returning an original string,
   ##   following the interpretation "split by no element".
@@ -507,16 +511,18 @@ iterator split*(s: string, sep: string, maxsplit: int = -1): string =
   ## Substrings are separated by the string `sep`.
   ## The code:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for word in split("thisDATAisDATAcorrupted", "DATA"):
   ##     writeLine(stdout, word)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```
   ##   "this"
   ##   "is"
   ##   "corrupted"
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ##  .. note:: Empty separator string results in returning an original string,
   ##   following the interpretation "split by no element".
@@ -561,15 +567,17 @@ iterator rsplit*(s: string, sep: char,
   ## string separator. Works exactly the same as `split iterator
   ## <#split.i,string,char,int>`_ except in reverse order.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for piece in "foo:bar".rsplit(':'):
   ##     echo piece
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```
   ##   "bar"
   ##   "foo"
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Substrings are separated from the right by the char `sep`.
   ##
@@ -586,15 +594,17 @@ iterator rsplit*(s: string, seps: set[char] = Whitespace,
   ## string separator. Works exactly the same as `split iterator
   ## <#split.i,string,char,int>`_ except in reverse order.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for piece in "foo bar".rsplit(WhiteSpace):
   ##     echo piece
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```
   ##   "bar"
   ##   "foo"
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Substrings are separated from the right by the set of chars `seps`
   ##
@@ -614,15 +624,17 @@ iterator rsplit*(s: string, sep: string, maxsplit: int = -1,
   ## string separator. Works exactly the same as `split iterator
   ## <#split.i,string,string,int>`_ except in reverse order.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for piece in "foothebar".rsplit("the"):
   ##     echo piece
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```
   ##   "bar"
   ##   "foo"
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Substrings are separated from the right by the string `sep`
   ##
@@ -648,13 +660,14 @@ iterator splitLines*(s: string, keepEol = false): string =
   ##
   ## Example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for line in splitLines("\nthis\nis\nan\n\nexample\n"):
   ##     writeLine(stdout, line)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   ""
   ##   "this"
   ##   "is"
@@ -662,6 +675,7 @@ iterator splitLines*(s: string, keepEol = false): string =
   ##   ""
   ##   "example"
   ##   ""
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `splitWhitespace iterator<#splitWhitespace.i,string,int>`_
@@ -694,16 +708,17 @@ iterator splitWhitespace*(s: string, maxsplit: int = -1): string =
   ##
   ## The following code:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   let s = "  foo \t bar  baz  "
   ##   for ms in [-1, 1, 2, 3]:
   ##     echo "------ maxsplit = ", ms, ":"
   ##     for item in s.splitWhitespace(maxsplit=ms):
   ##       echo '"', item, '"'
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## ...results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
+  ##   ```
   ##   ------ maxsplit = -1:
   ##   "foo"
   ##   "bar"
@@ -719,6 +734,7 @@ iterator splitWhitespace*(s: string, maxsplit: int = -1): string =
   ##   "foo"
   ##   "bar"
   ##   "baz"
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `splitLines iterator<#splitLines.i,string>`_
@@ -797,13 +813,15 @@ func rsplit*(s: string, sep: char, maxsplit: int = -1): seq[string] {.rtl,
   ## For example, if a system had `#` as a delimiter, you could
   ## do the following to get the tail of the path:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   var tailSplit = rsplit("Root#Object#Method#Index", '#', maxsplit=1)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in `tailSplit` containing:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   @["Root#Object#Method", "Index"]
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## See also:
   ## * `rsplit iterator <#rsplit.i,string,char,int>`_
@@ -825,13 +843,15 @@ func rsplit*(s: string, seps: set[char] = Whitespace,
   ## For example, if a system had `#` as a delimiter, you could
   ## do the following to get the tail of the path:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   var tailSplit = rsplit("Root#Object#Method#Index", {'#'}, maxsplit=1)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in `tailSplit` containing:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   @["Root#Object#Method", "Index"]
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ##  .. note:: Empty separator set results in returning an original string,
   ##   following the interpretation "split by no element".
@@ -855,13 +875,15 @@ func rsplit*(s: string, sep: string, maxsplit: int = -1): seq[string] {.rtl,
   ## For example, if a system had `#` as a delimiter, you could
   ## do the following to get the tail of the path:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   var tailSplit = rsplit("Root#Object#Method#Index", "#", maxsplit=1)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in `tailSplit` containing:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   @["Root#Object#Method", "Index"]
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ##  .. note:: Empty separator string results in returning an original string,
   ##   following the interpretation "split by no element".
@@ -1786,8 +1808,9 @@ func addSep*(dest: var string, sep = ", ", startLen: Natural = 0) {.inline.} =
   ##
   ## A shorthand for:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   if dest.len > startLen: add(dest, sep)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## This is often useful for generating some code where the items need to
   ## be *separated* by `sep`. `sep` is only added if `dest` is longer than
@@ -2634,13 +2657,13 @@ func formatEng*(f: BiggestFloat,
   ## decimal point or (if `trim` is true) the maximum number of digits to be
   ## shown.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##    formatEng(0, 2, trim=false) == "0.00"
   ##    formatEng(0, 2) == "0"
   ##    formatEng(0.053, 0) == "53e-3"
   ##    formatEng(52731234, 2) == "52.73e6"
   ##    formatEng(-52731234, 2) == "-52.73e6"
+  ##    ```
   ##
   ## If `siPrefix` is set to true, the number will be displayed with the SI
   ## prefix corresponding to the exponent. For example 4100 will be displayed
@@ -2655,8 +2678,7 @@ func formatEng*(f: BiggestFloat,
   ## different to appending the unit to the result as the location of the space
   ## is altered depending on whether there is an exponent.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##    formatEng(4100, siPrefix=true, unit="V") == "4.1 kV"
   ##    formatEng(4.1, siPrefix=true, unit="V") == "4.1 V"
   ##    formatEng(4.1, siPrefix=true) == "4.1" # Note lack of space
@@ -2666,6 +2688,7 @@ func formatEng*(f: BiggestFloat,
   ##    formatEng(4100) == "4.1e3"
   ##    formatEng(4100, unit="V") == "4.1e3 V"
   ##    formatEng(4100, unit="", useUnitSpace=true) == "4.1e3 " # Space with useUnitSpace=true
+  ##    ```
   ##
   ## `decimalSep` is used as the decimal separator.
   ##
@@ -2829,13 +2852,15 @@ func `%`*(formatstr: string, a: openArray[string]): string {.rtl,
   ##
   ## This is best explained by an example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "$1 eats $2." % ["The cat", "fish"]
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "The cat eats fish."
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## The substitution variables (the thing after the `$`) are enumerated
   ## from 1 to `a.len`.
@@ -2843,21 +2868,24 @@ func `%`*(formatstr: string, a: openArray[string]): string {.rtl,
   ## The notation `$#` can be used to refer to the next substitution
   ## variable:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "$# eats $#." % ["The cat", "fish"]
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Substitution variables can also be words (that is
   ## `[A-Za-z_]+[A-Za-z0-9_]*`) in which case the arguments in `a` with even
   ## indices are keys and with odd indices are the corresponding values.
   ## An example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "$animal eats $food." % ["animal", "The cat", "food", "fish"]
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   "The cat eats fish."
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## The variables are compared with `cmpIgnoreStyle`. `ValueError` is
   ## raised if an ill-formed format string has been passed to the `%` operator.
@@ -2955,13 +2983,14 @@ iterator tokenize*(s: string, seps: set[char] = Whitespace): tuple[
   ## Substrings are separated by a substring containing only `seps`.
   ## Example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   for word in tokenize("  this is an  example  "):
   ##     writeLine(stdout, word)
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Results in:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   ("  ", true)
   ##   ("this", false)
   ##   (" ", true)
@@ -2971,6 +3000,7 @@ iterator tokenize*(s: string, seps: set[char] = Whitespace): tuple[
   ##   ("  ", true)
   ##   ("example", false)
   ##   ("  ", true)
+  ##   ```
   var i = 0
   while true:
     var j = i
diff --git a/lib/pure/times.nim b/lib/pure/times.nim
index f5775e4d9..9c32c7b21 100644
--- a/lib/pure/times.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/times.nim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   Examples
   ========
 
-  .. code-block:: nim
+    ```nim
     import std/[times, os]
     # Simple benchmarking
     let time = cpuTime()
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     # Arithmetic using TimeInterval
     echo "One year from now      : ", now() + 1.years
     echo "One month from now     : ", now() + 1.months
+    ```
 
   Parsing and Formatting Dates
   ============================
@@ -44,10 +45,10 @@
   The `DateTime` type can be parsed and formatted using the different
   `parse` and `format` procedures.
 
-  .. code-block:: nim
-
+    ```nim
     let dt = parse("2000-01-01", "yyyy-MM-dd")
     echo dt.format("yyyy-MM-dd")
+    ```
 
   The different format patterns that are supported are documented below.
 
@@ -652,11 +653,10 @@ template eqImpl(a: Duration|Time, b: Duration|Time): bool =
 
 const DurationZero* = Duration() ## \
   ## Zero value for durations. Useful for comparisons.
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   doAssert initDuration(seconds = 1) > DurationZero
   ##   doAssert initDuration(seconds = 0) == DurationZero
+  ##   ```
 
 proc initDuration*(nanoseconds, microseconds, milliseconds,
                    seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks: int64 = 0): Duration =
diff --git a/lib/pure/unittest.nim b/lib/pure/unittest.nim
index 3b3684789..a6b01d644 100644
--- a/lib/pure/unittest.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/unittest.nim
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 ##
 ## Specify the test name as a command line argument.
 ##
-## .. code::
-##
+##   ```cmd
 ##   nim c -r test "my test name" "another test"
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Multiple arguments can be used.
 ##
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
 ##
 ## Specify the suite name delimited by `"::"`.
 ##
-## .. code::
-##
+##   ```cmd
 ##   nim c -r test "my test name::"
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Selecting tests by pattern
 ## ==========================
@@ -58,19 +58,18 @@
 ##
 ## Tests matching **any** of the arguments are executed.
 ##
-## .. code::
-##
+##   ```cmd
 ##   nim c -r test fast_suite::mytest1 fast_suite::mytest2
 ##   nim c -r test "fast_suite::mytest*"
 ##   nim c -r test "auth*::" "crypto::hashing*"
 ##   # Run suites starting with 'bug #' and standalone tests starting with '#'
 ##   nim c -r test 'bug #*::' '::#*'
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Examples
 ## ========
 ##
-## .. code:: nim
-##
+##   ```nim
 ##   suite "description for this stuff":
 ##     echo "suite setup: run once before the tests"
 ##
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@
 ##         discard v[4]
 ##
 ##     echo "suite teardown: run once after the tests"
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Limitations/Bugs
 ## ================
@@ -473,27 +473,26 @@ template suite*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
   ## common fixture (``setup``, ``teardown``). The fixture is executed
   ## for EACH test.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##  suite "test suite for addition":
-  ##    setup:
-  ##      let result = 4
+  ##   ```nim
+  ##   suite "test suite for addition":
+  ##     setup:
+  ##       let result = 4
   ##
-  ##    test "2 + 2 = 4":
-  ##      check(2+2 == result)
+  ##     test "2 + 2 = 4":
+  ##       check(2+2 == result)
   ##
-  ##    test "(2 + -2) != 4":
-  ##      check(2 + -2 != result)
+  ##     test "(2 + -2) != 4":
+  ##       check(2 + -2 != result)
   ##
-  ##    # No teardown needed
+  ##     # No teardown needed
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## The suite will run the individual test cases in the order in which
   ## they were listed. With default global settings the above code prints:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
-  ##
-  ##  [Suite] test suite for addition
-  ##    [OK] 2 + 2 = 4
-  ##    [OK] (2 + -2) != 4
+  ##     [Suite] test suite for addition
+  ##       [OK] 2 + 2 = 4
+  ##       [OK] (2 + -2) != 4
   bind formatters, ensureInitialized, suiteEnded
 
   block:
@@ -528,17 +527,15 @@ when not declared(setProgramResult):
 template test*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
   ## Define a single test case identified by `name`.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
-  ##  test "roses are red":
-  ##    let roses = "red"
-  ##    check(roses == "red")
+  ##   ```nim
+  ##   test "roses are red":
+  ##     let roses = "red"
+  ##     check(roses == "red")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## The above code outputs:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block::
-  ##
-  ##  [OK] roses are red
+  ##     [OK] roses are red
   bind shouldRun, checkpoints, formatters, ensureInitialized, testEnded, exceptionTypeName, setProgramResult
 
   ensureInitialized()
@@ -585,11 +582,11 @@ proc checkpoint*(msg: string) =
   ## Set a checkpoint identified by `msg`. Upon test failure all
   ## checkpoints encountered so far are printed out. Example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
-  ##  checkpoint("Checkpoint A")
-  ##  check((42, "the Answer to life and everything") == (1, "a"))
-  ##  checkpoint("Checkpoint B")
+  ##   ```nim
+  ##   checkpoint("Checkpoint A")
+  ##   check((42, "the Answer to life and everything") == (1, "a"))
+  ##   checkpoint("Checkpoint B")
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## outputs "Checkpoint A" once it fails.
   checkpoints.add(msg)
@@ -601,11 +598,11 @@ template fail* =
   ## failed (change exit code and test status). This template is useful
   ## for debugging, but is otherwise mostly used internally. Example:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
-  ##  checkpoint("Checkpoint A")
-  ##  complicatedProcInThread()
-  ##  fail()
+  ##   ```nim
+  ##   checkpoint("Checkpoint A")
+  ##   complicatedProcInThread()
+  ##   fail()
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## outputs "Checkpoint A" before quitting.
   bind ensureInitialized, setProgramResult
@@ -633,11 +630,10 @@ template skip* =
   ## for reasons depending on outer environment,
   ## or certain application logic conditions or configurations.
   ## The test code is still executed.
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
-  ##  if not isGLContextCreated():
-  ##    skip()
+  ##   ```nim
+  ##   if not isGLContextCreated():
+  ##     skip()
+  ##   ```
   bind checkpoints
 
   testStatusIMPL = TestStatus.SKIPPED
diff --git a/lib/pure/xmltree.nim b/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
index 186da4df8..e4cd407e2 100644
--- a/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
@@ -935,8 +935,9 @@ proc xmlConstructor(a: NimNode): NimNode =
 macro `<>`*(x: untyped): untyped =
   ## Constructor macro for XML. Example usage:
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   <>a(href="http://nim-lang.org", newText("Nim rules."))
+  ##   ```
   ##
   ## Produces an XML tree for:
   ##
diff --git a/lib/std/cmdline.nim b/lib/std/cmdline.nim
index 6788dacde..e545ac599 100644
--- a/lib/std/cmdline.nim
+++ b/lib/std/cmdline.nim
@@ -163,11 +163,12 @@ when defined(nimdoc):
     ##

     ## **Examples:**

     ##

-    ## .. code-block:: nim

+    ##   ```nim

     ##   when declared(paramCount):

     ##     # Use paramCount() here

     ##   else:

     ##     # Do something else!

+    ##   ```

 

   proc paramStr*(i: int): string {.tags: [ReadIOEffect].} =

     ## Returns the `i`-th `command line argument`:idx: given to the application.

@@ -195,11 +196,12 @@ when defined(nimdoc):
     ##

     ## **Examples:**

     ##

-    ## .. code-block:: nim

+    ##   ```nim

     ##   when declared(paramStr):

     ##     # Use paramStr() here

     ##   else:

     ##     # Do something else!

+    ##   ```

 

 elif defined(nimscript): discard

 elif defined(nodejs):

@@ -296,11 +298,12 @@ when declared(paramCount) or defined(nimdoc):
     ##

     ## **Examples:**

     ##

-    ## .. code-block:: nim

+    ##   ```nim

     ##   when declared(commandLineParams):

     ##     # Use commandLineParams() here

     ##   else:

     ##     # Do something else!

+    ##   ```

     result = @[]

     for i in 1..paramCount():

       result.add(paramStr(i))

diff --git a/lib/std/private/digitsutils.nim b/lib/std/private/digitsutils.nim
index 55ace3500..f2d0d25cb 100644
--- a/lib/std/private/digitsutils.nim
+++ b/lib/std/private/digitsutils.nim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const
 
 # Inspired by https://engineering.fb.com/2013/03/15/developer-tools/three-optimization-tips-for-c
 # Generates:
-# .. code-block:: nim
+#   ```nim
 #   var res = ""
 #   for i in 0 .. 99:
 #     if i < 10:
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const
 #     else:
 #       res.add $i
 #   doAssert res == digits100
+#   ```
 
 proc utoa2Digits*(buf: var openArray[char]; pos: int; digits: uint32) {.inline.} =
   buf[pos] = digits100[2 * digits]
diff --git a/lib/std/private/since.nim b/lib/std/private/since.nim
index 1a6dd02cb..720120f11 100644
--- a/lib/std/private/since.nim
+++ b/lib/std/private/since.nim
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ The emulation cannot be 100% faithful and to avoid adding too much complexity,
 template since*(version: (int, int), body: untyped) {.dirty.} =
   ## Evaluates `body` if the ``(NimMajor, NimMinor)`` is greater than
   ## or equal to `version`. Usage:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   proc fun*() {.since: (1, 3).}
   ##   since (1, 3): fun()
+  ##   ```
   when (NimMajor, NimMinor) >= version:
     body
 
 template since*(version: (int, int, int), body: untyped) {.dirty.} =
   ## Evaluates `body` if ``(NimMajor, NimMinor, NimPatch)`` is greater than 
   ## or equal to `version`. Usage:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   proc fun*() {.since: (1, 3, 1).}
   ##   since (1, 3, 1): fun()
+  ##   ```
   when (NimMajor, NimMinor, NimPatch) >= version:
     body
diff --git a/lib/std/socketstreams.nim b/lib/std/socketstreams.nim
index b53d6a5d3..41d46e58a 100644
--- a/lib/std/socketstreams.nim
+++ b/lib/std/socketstreams.nim
@@ -31,37 +31,38 @@
 ## Examples
 ## ========
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
-##  import std/socketstreams
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/socketstreams
 ##
-##  var
-##    socket = newSocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP)
-##    stream = newReadSocketStream(socket)
-##  socket.sendTo("127.0.0.1", Port(12345), "SOME REQUEST")
-##  echo stream.readLine() # Will call `recv`
-##  stream.setPosition(0)
-##  echo stream.readLine() # Will return the read line from the buffer
-##  stream.resetStream() # Buffer is now empty, position is 0
-##  echo stream.readLine() # Will call `recv` again
-##  stream.close() # Closes the socket
+##   var
+##     socket = newSocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP)
+##     stream = newReadSocketStream(socket)
+##   socket.sendTo("127.0.0.1", Port(12345), "SOME REQUEST")
+##   echo stream.readLine() # Will call `recv`
+##   stream.setPosition(0)
+##   echo stream.readLine() # Will return the read line from the buffer
+##   stream.resetStream() # Buffer is now empty, position is 0
+##   echo stream.readLine() # Will call `recv` again
+##   stream.close() # Closes the socket
+##   ```
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/socketstreams
 ##
-##  import std/socketstreams
-##
-##  var socket = newSocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP)
-##  socket.connect("127.0.0.1", Port(12345))
-##  var sendStream = newWriteSocketStream(socket)
-##  sendStream.write "NOM"
-##  sendStream.setPosition(1)
-##  echo sendStream.peekStr(2) # OM
-##  sendStream.write "I"
-##  sendStream.setPosition(0)
-##  echo sendStream.readStr(3) # NIM
-##  echo sendStream.getPosition() # 3
-##  sendStream.flush() # This actually performs the writing to the socket
-##  sendStream.setPosition(1)
-##  sendStream.write "I" # Throws an error as we can't write into an already sent buffer
+##   var socket = newSocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP)
+##   socket.connect("127.0.0.1", Port(12345))
+##   var sendStream = newWriteSocketStream(socket)
+##   sendStream.write "NOM"
+##   sendStream.setPosition(1)
+##   echo sendStream.peekStr(2) # OM
+##   sendStream.write "I"
+##   sendStream.setPosition(0)
+##   echo sendStream.readStr(3) # NIM
+##   echo sendStream.getPosition() # 3
+##   sendStream.flush() # This actually performs the writing to the socket
+##   sendStream.setPosition(1)
+##   sendStream.write "I" # Throws an error as we can't write into an already sent buffer
+##   ```
 
 import net, streams
 
diff --git a/lib/std/typedthreads.nim b/lib/std/typedthreads.nim
index 2c1cf6f1d..501a0d0fa 100644
--- a/lib/std/typedthreads.nim
+++ b/lib/std/typedthreads.nim
@@ -12,27 +12,27 @@
 ## Examples
 ## ========
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
+##   import std/locks
 ##
-##  import std/locks
+##   var
+##     thr: array[0..4, Thread[tuple[a,b: int]]]
+##     L: Lock
 ##
-##  var
-##    thr: array[0..4, Thread[tuple[a,b: int]]]
-##    L: Lock
+##   proc threadFunc(interval: tuple[a,b: int]) {.thread.} =
+##     for i in interval.a..interval.b:
+##       acquire(L) # lock stdout
+##       echo i
+##       release(L)
 ##
-##  proc threadFunc(interval: tuple[a,b: int]) {.thread.} =
-##    for i in interval.a..interval.b:
-##      acquire(L) # lock stdout
-##      echo i
-##      release(L)
+##   initLock(L)
 ##
-##  initLock(L)
+##   for i in 0..high(thr):
+##     createThread(thr[i], threadFunc, (i*10, i*10+5))
+##   joinThreads(thr)
 ##
-##  for i in 0..high(thr):
-##    createThread(thr[i], threadFunc, (i*10, i*10+5))
-##  joinThreads(thr)
-##
-##  deinitLock(L)
+##   deinitLock(L)
+##   ```
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 521380a57..7b27f226a 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2408,9 +2408,9 @@ when defined(nimV2):
 proc repr*[T, U](x: HSlice[T, U]): string =
   ## Generic `repr` operator for slices that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
-  ##  $(1 .. 5) == "1 .. 5"
+  ##   ```Nim
+  ##   $(1 .. 5) == "1 .. 5"
+  ##   ```
   result = repr(x.a)
   result.add(" .. ")
   result.add(repr(x.b))
diff --git a/lib/system/channels_builtin.nim b/lib/system/channels_builtin.nim
index e04f2a0db..088003e4b 100644
--- a/lib/system/channels_builtin.nim
+++ b/lib/system/channels_builtin.nim
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 ## The following is a simple example of two different ways to use channels:
 ## blocking and non-blocking.
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   # Be sure to compile with --threads:on.
 ##   # The channels and threads modules are part of system and should not be
 ##   # imported.
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 ##
 ##   # Clean up the channel.
 ##   chan.close()
+##   ```
 ##
 ## Sample output
 ## -------------
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@
 ## using e.g. `system.allocShared0` and pass these pointers through thread
 ## arguments:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   ```Nim
 ##   proc worker(channel: ptr Channel[string]) =
 ##     let greeting = channel[].recv()
 ##     echo greeting
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@
 ##     deallocShared(channel)
 ##
 ##   localChannelExample() # "Hello from the main thread!"
+##   ```
 
 when not declared(ThisIsSystem):
   {.error: "You must not import this module explicitly".}
diff --git a/lib/system/dollars.nim b/lib/system/dollars.nim
index 4ff3d0ae6..89a739d5a 100644
--- a/lib/system/dollars.nim
+++ b/lib/system/dollars.nim
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ proc `$`*(x: bool): string {.magic: "BoolToStr", noSideEffect.}
 proc `$`*(x: char): string {.magic: "CharToStr", noSideEffect.}
   ## The stringify operator for a character argument. Returns `x`
   ## converted to a string.
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   assert $'c' == "c"
+  ##   ```
 
 proc `$`*(x: cstring): string {.magic: "CStrToStr", noSideEffect.}
   ## The stringify operator for a CString argument. Returns `x`
@@ -67,19 +67,20 @@ proc `$`*(t: typedesc): string {.magic: "TypeTrait".}
   ## For more procedures dealing with `typedesc`, see
   ## `typetraits module <typetraits.html>`_.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   doAssert $(typeof(42)) == "int"
   ##   doAssert $(typeof("Foo")) == "string"
   ##   static: doAssert $(typeof(@['A', 'B'])) == "seq[char]"
+  ##   ```
 
 proc `$`*[T: tuple](x: T): string =
   ## Generic `$` operator for tuples that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   $(23, 45) == "(23, 45)"
   ##   $(a: 23, b: 45) == "(a: 23, b: 45)"
   ##   $() == "()"
+  ##   ```
   tupleObjectDollar(result, x)
 
 when not defined(nimPreviewSlimSystem):
@@ -108,25 +109,25 @@ proc collectionToString[T](x: T, prefix, separator, suffix: string): string =
 proc `$`*[T](x: set[T]): string =
   ## Generic `$` operator for sets that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   ${23, 45} == "{23, 45}"
+  ##   ```
   collectionToString(x, "{", ", ", "}")
 
 proc `$`*[T](x: seq[T]): string =
   ## Generic `$` operator for seqs that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   $(@[23, 45]) == "@[23, 45]"
+  ##   ```
   collectionToString(x, "@[", ", ", "]")
 
 proc `$`*[T, U](x: HSlice[T, U]): string =
   ## Generic `$` operator for slices that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##  $(1 .. 5) == "1 .. 5"
+  ##  ```
   result = $x.a
   result.add(" .. ")
   result.add($x.b)
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ when not defined(nimNoArrayToString):
 proc `$`*[T](x: openArray[T]): string =
   ## Generic `$` operator for openarrays that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   $(@[23, 45].toOpenArray(0, 1)) == "[23, 45]"
+  ##   ```
   collectionToString(x, "[", ", ", "]")
diff --git a/lib/system/gc.nim b/lib/system/gc.nim
index 7db2b6567..35ab26903 100644
--- a/lib/system/gc.nim
+++ b/lib/system/gc.nim
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ In Nim the compiler cannot always know if a reference
 is stored on the stack or not. This is caused by var parameters.
 Consider this example:
 
-.. code-block:: Nim
+  ```Nim
   proc setRef(r: var ref TNode) =
     new(r)
 
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ Consider this example:
     setRef(r) # here we should not update the reference counts, because
               # r is on the stack
     setRef(r.left) # here we should update the refcounts!
+  ```
 
 We have to decide at runtime whether the reference is on the stack or not.
 The generated code looks roughly like this:
 
-.. code-block:: C
+  ```C
   void setref(TNode** ref) {
     unsureAsgnRef(ref, newObj(TNode_TI, sizeof(TNode)))
   }
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ The generated code looks roughly like this:
     setRef(&r)
     setRef(&r->left)
   }
+  ```
 
 Note that for systems with a continuous stack (which most systems have)
 the check whether the ref is on the stack is very cheap (only two
diff --git a/lib/system/nimscript.nim b/lib/system/nimscript.nim
index 9ce475e5b..a2c897b04 100644
--- a/lib/system/nimscript.nim
+++ b/lib/system/nimscript.nim
@@ -89,10 +89,9 @@ proc patchFile*(package, filename, replacement: string) =
   ## The compiler also performs `path substitution <nimc.html#compiler-usage-commandminusline-switches>`_ on `replacement`.
   ##
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   patchFile("stdlib", "asyncdispatch", "patches/replacement")
+  ##   ```
   discard
 
 proc getCommand*(): string =
@@ -159,20 +158,18 @@ proc strip(s: string): string =
 template `--`*(key, val: untyped) =
   ## A shortcut for `switch <#switch,string,string>`_
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   --path:somePath # same as switch("path", "somePath")
   ##   --path:"someOtherPath" # same as switch("path", "someOtherPath")
+  ##   ```
   switch(strip(astToStr(key)), strip(astToStr(val)))
 
 template `--`*(key: untyped) =
   ## A shortcut for `switch <#switch,string,string>`_
   ## Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   --listCmd # same as switch("listCmd")
+  ##   ```
   switch(strip(astToStr(key)))
 
 type
@@ -341,12 +338,12 @@ template withDir*(dir: string; body: untyped): untyped =
   ##
   ## If you need a permanent change, use the `cd() <#cd,string>`_ proc.
   ## Usage example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   ```nim
   ##   # inside /some/path/
   ##   withDir "foo":
   ##     # move to /some/path/foo/
   ##   # back in /some/path/
+  ##   ```
   let curDir = getCurrentDir()
   try:
     cd(dir)
@@ -391,10 +388,10 @@ when not defined(nimble):
     ## Defines a task. Hidden tasks are supported via an empty description.
     ##
     ## Example:
-    ##
-    ## .. code-block:: nim
-    ##  task build, "default build is via the C backend":
-    ##    setCommand "c"
+    ##   ```nim
+    ##   task build, "default build is via the C backend":
+    ##     setCommand "c"
+    ##   ```
     ##
     ## For a task named `foo`, this template generates a `proc` named
     ## `fooTask`.  This is useful if you need to call one task in
@@ -402,13 +399,14 @@ when not defined(nimble):
     ##
     ## Example:
     ##
-    ## .. code-block:: nim
-    ##  task foo, "foo":        # > nim foo
-    ##    echo "Running foo"    # Running foo
+    ##   ```nim
+    ##   task foo, "foo":        # > nim foo
+    ##     echo "Running foo"    # Running foo
     ##
-    ##  task bar, "bar":        # > nim bar
-    ##    echo "Running bar"    # Running bar
-    ##    fooTask()             # Running foo
+    ##   task bar, "bar":        # > nim bar
+    ##     echo "Running bar"    # Running bar
+    ##     fooTask()             # Running foo
+    ##   ```
     proc `name Task`*() =
       setCommand "nop"
       body
diff --git a/lib/system/repr_v2.nim b/lib/system/repr_v2.nim
index 3a40ac5ad..f81c615e9 100644
--- a/lib/system/repr_v2.nim
+++ b/lib/system/repr_v2.nim
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ proc repr*(x: char): string {.noSideEffect, raises: [].} =
   ## repr for a character argument. Returns `x`
   ## converted to an escaped string.
   ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   assert repr('c') == "'c'"
+  ##   ```
   result.add '\''
   # Elides string creations if not needed
   if x in {'\\', '\0'..'\31', '\127'..'\255'}:
@@ -132,11 +133,11 @@ proc reprObject[T: tuple|object](res: var string, x: T) {.noSideEffect, raises:
 proc repr*[T: tuple|object](x: T): string {.noSideEffect, raises: [].} =
   ## Generic `repr` operator for tuples that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   $(23, 45) == "(23, 45)"
   ##   $(a: 23, b: 45) == "(a: 23, b: 45)"
   ##   $() == "()"
+  ##   ```
   when T is object:
     result = $typeof(x)
   reprObject(result, x)
@@ -164,17 +165,17 @@ proc collectionToRepr[T](x: T, prefix, separator, suffix: string): string {.noSi
 proc repr*[T](x: set[T]): string =
   ## Generic `repr` operator for sets that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   ${23, 45} == "{23, 45}"
+  ##   ```
   collectionToRepr(x, "{", ", ", "}")
 
 proc repr*[T](x: seq[T]): string =
   ## Generic `repr` operator for seqs that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   $(@[23, 45]) == "@[23, 45]"
+  ##   ```
   collectionToRepr(x, "@[", ", ", "]")
 
 proc repr*[T, IDX](x: array[IDX, T]): string =
@@ -184,9 +185,9 @@ proc repr*[T, IDX](x: array[IDX, T]): string =
 proc repr*[T](x: openArray[T]): string =
   ## Generic `repr` operator for openarrays that is lifted from the components
   ## of `x`. Example:
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: Nim
+  ##   ```Nim
   ##   $(@[23, 45].toOpenArray(0, 1)) == "[23, 45]"
+  ##   ```
   collectionToRepr(x, "[", ", ", "]")
 
 proc repr*[T](x: UncheckedArray[T]): string =
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim b/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
index e659746ee..b94ddaa21 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
 ##
 ## Build and test examples:
 ##
-## .. code-block::
+##   ```cmd
 ##   ./bin/nim c -d:ssl -p:. -r tests/stdlib/tssl.nim
 ##   ./bin/nim c -d:ssl --threads:on -p:. -r tests/stdlib/thttpclient_ssl.nim
 ##   ./bin/nim c -d:ssl -p:. -r tests/untestable/tssl.nim
 ##   ./bin/nim c -d:ssl -p:. --dynlibOverride:ssl --passl:-lcrypto --passl:-lssl -r tests/untestable/tssl.nim
 ##   ./bin/nim r --putenv:NIM_TESTAMENT_REMOTE_NETWORKING:1 -d:ssl -p:testament/lib --threads:on tests/untestable/thttpclient_ssl_remotenetwork.nim
+##   ```
 
 # https://www.feistyduck.com/library/openssl-cookbook/online/ch-testing-with-openssl.html
 #