diff --git a/docs/ipc b/docs/ipc
index f25d7a74..27fa03cb 100644
--- a/docs/ipc
+++ b/docs/ipc
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ Or, as a hexdump:
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 To generate and send such a message, you could use the following code in Perl:
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+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub format_ipc_command {
     my ($msg) = @_;
     my $len;
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ sub format_ipc_command {
 }
 
 $sock->write(format_ipc_command("exit"));
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 == Receiving replies from i3
 
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ JSON dump:
    }
  ]
 }
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+-----------------------
 
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