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@@ -29,30 +29,30 @@ We recommend installing InfluxDB using one of the [pre-built packages](https://i
 ### Create your first database
 
 ```
-curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:8086/query' --data-urlencode "q=CREATE DATABASE mydb"
+curl -XPOST "http://localhost:8086/query" --data-urlencode "q=CREATE DATABASE mydb"
 ```
 
 ### Insert some data
 ```
-curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb' \
+curl -XPOST "http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb" \
 -d 'cpu,host=server01,region=uswest load=42 1434055562000000000'
 
-curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb' \
+curl -XPOST "http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb" \
 -d 'cpu,host=server02,region=uswest load=78 1434055562000000000'
 
-curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb' \
+curl -XPOST "http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb" \
 -d 'cpu,host=server03,region=useast load=15.4 1434055562000000000'
 ```
 
 ### Query for the data
 ```JSON
-curl -G 'http://localhost:8086/query?pretty=true' --data-urlencode "db=mydb" \
+curl -G "http://localhost:8086/query?pretty=true" --data-urlencode "db=mydb" \
 --data-urlencode "q=SELECT * FROM cpu WHERE host='server01' AND time < now() - 1d"
 ```
 
 ### Analyze the data
 ```JSON
-curl -G 'http://localhost:8086/query?pretty=true' --data-urlencode "db=mydb" \
+curl -G "http://localhost:8086/query?pretty=true" --data-urlencode "db=mydb" \
 --data-urlencode "q=SELECT mean(load) FROM cpu WHERE region='uswest'"
 ```