diff --git a/chapter03/creatingdirs.xml b/chapter03/creatingdirs.xml
index f67ade0c6..5a399a042 100644
--- a/chapter03/creatingdirs.xml
+++ b/chapter03/creatingdirs.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Issuing the following commands will create a default directory layout:
  
 <blockquote><literallayout>
 	<userinput>cd $LFS</userinput>
-	<userinput>mkdir -p bin boot dev/pts etc/opt home lib mnt proc root sbin
-		tmp var opt</userinput>
+	<userinput>mkdir -p bin boot dev/pts etc/opt home lib mnt proc
+		root sbin tmp var opt</userinput>
 	<userinput>for dirname in $LFS/usr $LFS/usr/local</userinput>
 	<userinput><literal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;do</literal></userinput>
 	<userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mkdir $dirname</userinput>
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Issuing the following commands will create a default directory layout:
 		man8</userinput>
 	<userinput>done</userinput>
 	<userinput>cd $LFS/var</userinput>
-	<userinput>mkdir -p lock log mail run spool tmp opt cache lib/misc local
-		opt </userinput>
+	<userinput>mkdir -p lock log mail run spool tmp opt cache lib/misc 
+		local</userinput>
 	<userinput>cd $LFS/opt</userinput>
 	<userinput>mkdir bin doc include info lib man</userinput>
 </literallayout></blockquote>