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@@ -10,60 +10,64 @@ Non-blocking PostgreSQL client for node.js.  Pure JavaScript and native libpq bi
 
 ### Simple, using built-in client pool
 
-    var pg = require('pg'); 
-    //or native libpq bindings
-    //var pg = require('pg').native
+```javascript
+var pg = require('pg'); 
+//or native libpq bindings
+//var pg = require('pg').native
 
-    var conString = "tcp://postgres:1234@localhost/postgres";
+var conString = "tcp://postgres:1234@localhost/postgres";
 
-    //error handling omitted
-    pg.connect(conString, function(err, client) {
-      client.query("SELECT NOW() as when", function(err, result) {
-        console.log("Row count: %d",result.rows.length);  // 1
-        console.log("Current year: %d", result.rows[0].when.getYear());
-      });
-    });
+//error handling omitted
+pg.connect(conString, function(err, client) {
+  client.query("SELECT NOW() as when", function(err, result) {
+    console.log("Row count: %d",result.rows.length);  // 1
+    console.log("Current year: %d", result.rows[0].when.getYear());
+  });
+});
+```
 
 ### Evented api
 
-    var pg = require('pg'); //native libpq bindings = `var pg = require('pg').native`
-    var conString = "tcp://postgres:1234@localhost/postgres";
-    
-    var client = new pg.Client(conString);
-    client.connect();
+```javascript
+var pg = require('pg'); //native libpq bindings = `var pg = require('pg').native`
+var conString = "tcp://postgres:1234@localhost/postgres";
 
-    //queries are queued and executed one after another once the connection becomes available
-    client.query("CREATE TEMP TABLE beatles(name varchar(10), height integer, birthday timestamptz)");
-    client.query("INSERT INTO beatles(name, height, birthday) values($1, $2, $3)", ['Ringo', 67, new Date(1945, 11, 2)]);
-    client.query("INSERT INTO beatles(name, height, birthday) values($1, $2, $3)", ['John', 68, new Date(1944, 10, 13)]);
+var client = new pg.Client(conString);
+client.connect();
 
-    //queries can be executed either via text/parameter values passed as individual arguments
-    //or by passing an options object containing text, (optional) parameter values, and (optional) query name
-    client.query({
-      name: 'insert beatle',
-      text: "INSERT INTO beatles(name, height, birthday) values($1, $2, $3)",
-      values: ['George', 70, new Date(1946, 02, 14)]
-    });
+//queries are queued and executed one after another once the connection becomes available
+client.query("CREATE TEMP TABLE beatles(name varchar(10), height integer, birthday timestamptz)");
+client.query("INSERT INTO beatles(name, height, birthday) values($1, $2, $3)", ['Ringo', 67, new Date(1945, 11, 2)]);
+client.query("INSERT INTO beatles(name, height, birthday) values($1, $2, $3)", ['John', 68, new Date(1944, 10, 13)]);
 
-    //subsequent queries with the same name will be executed without re-parsing the query plan by postgres
-    client.query({
-      name: 'insert beatle',
-      values: ['Paul', 63, new Date(1945, 04, 03)]
-    });
-    var query = client.query("SELECT * FROM beatles WHERE name = $1", ['John']);
+//queries can be executed either via text/parameter values passed as individual arguments
+//or by passing an options object containing text, (optional) parameter values, and (optional) query name
+client.query({
+  name: 'insert beatle',
+  text: "INSERT INTO beatles(name, height, birthday) values($1, $2, $3)",
+  values: ['George', 70, new Date(1946, 02, 14)]
+});
 
-    //can stream row results back 1 at a time
-    query.on('row', function(row) {
-      console.log(row);
-      console.log("Beatle name: %s", row.name); //Beatle name: John
-      console.log("Beatle birth year: %d", row.birthday.getYear()); //dates are returned as javascript dates
-      console.log("Beatle height: %d' %d\"", Math.floor(row.height/12), row.height%12); //integers are returned as javascript ints
-    });
-    
-    //fired after last row is emitted
-    query.on('end', function() { 
-      client.end();
-    });
+//subsequent queries with the same name will be executed without re-parsing the query plan by postgres
+client.query({
+  name: 'insert beatle',
+  values: ['Paul', 63, new Date(1945, 04, 03)]
+});
+var query = client.query("SELECT * FROM beatles WHERE name = $1", ['John']);
+
+//can stream row results back 1 at a time
+query.on('row', function(row) {
+  console.log(row);
+  console.log("Beatle name: %s", row.name); //Beatle name: John
+  console.log("Beatle birth year: %d", row.birthday.getYear()); //dates are returned as javascript dates
+  console.log("Beatle height: %d' %d\"", Math.floor(row.height/12), row.height%12); //integers are returned as javascript ints
+});
+
+//fired after last row is emitted
+query.on('end', function() { 
+  client.end();
+});
+```
 
 ### Example notes
 
@@ -164,6 +168,3 @@ Copyright (c) 2010 Brian Carlson (brian.m.carlson@gmail.com)
  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
  THE SOFTWARE.
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