diff --git a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst
index 64bea03c3a..6f1fff5de2 100644
--- a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
@@ -3155,15 +3155,14 @@ unless otherwise noted.
 
 * ``dfhack.filesystem.listdir_recursive(path [, depth = 10[, include_prefix = true]])``
 
-  Lists all files/directories in a directory and its subdirectories. All directories
-  are listed before their contents. Returns a table with subtables of the format::
+  Lists all files/directories in a directory and its subdirectories. All
+  directories are listed before their contents. Returns a table with subtables
+  of the format: ``{path: 'path to file', isdir: true|false}``
 
-    {path: 'path to file', isdir: true|false}
-
-  Note that ``listdir()`` returns only the base name of each directory entry, while
-  ``listdir_recursive()`` returns the initial path and all components following it
-  for each entry. Set ``include_prefix`` to false if you don't want the ``path``
-  string prepended to the returned filenames.
+  Note that ``listdir()`` returns only the base name of each directory entry,
+  while ``listdir_recursive()`` returns the initial path and all components
+  following it for each entry. Set ``include_prefix`` to false if you don't
+  want the ``path`` string prepended to the returned filenames.
 
 Console API
 -----------
@@ -3703,6 +3702,8 @@ functions. These are invoked just like standard string functions, e.g.::
 script-manager
 ==============
 
+.. highlight:: none
+
 This module contains functions useful for mods that contain DFHack scripts to
 retrieve source and state paths. The value to pass as ``mod_id`` must be the
 same as the mod ID in the mod's :file:`info.txt` metadata file. The returned
@@ -3741,6 +3742,8 @@ paths will be relative to the top level game directory and will end in a slash
 utils
 =====
 
+.. highlight:: lua
+
 * ``utils.compare(a,b)``
 
   Comparator function; returns *-1* if a<b, *1* if a>b, *0* otherwise.
diff --git a/docs/guides/modding-guide.rst b/docs/guides/modding-guide.rst
index e93051d41a..5906c75208 100644
--- a/docs/guides/modding-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/guides/modding-guide.rst
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ immensely, and you can always ask for help in the `right places <support>`.
 Reading and writing files and other persistent state
 ----------------------------------------------------
 
+.. highlight:: none
+
 There are several locations and APIs that a mod might need to read or store
 data:
 
@@ -254,6 +256,8 @@ for reading and writing JSON data. For example::
     -- modify state in the config.data table and persist it when it changes with
     -- config:write()
 
+.. highlight:: lua
+
 State that should be saved with a world or a specific fort within that world
 should use `persistent-api` API. You can attach a state change hook for new
 world loaded where you can load the state, which often includes whether the mod