diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/_index.adoc
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/_index.adoc
@@ -114,17 +114,17 @@
 [source,shell]
 ....
 % pkg version -t 1.2 1.3
-< <.>
+ < <.>
 % pkg version -t 1.2 1.2
-= <.>
+ = <.>
 % pkg version -t 1.2 1.2.0
-= <.>
+ = <.>
 % pkg version -t 1.2 1.2.p1
-> <.>
+ > <.>
 % pkg version -t 1.2.a1 1.2.b1
-< <.>
+ < <.>
 % pkg version -t 1.2 1.2p1
-< <.>
+ < <.>
 ....
 
 <.> `1.2` is before `1.3`.