diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE.3
index 8af7ffdd01..c7bd778a8a 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE.3
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ NULL
 SFTP and FTP
 .SH EXAMPLE
 .nf
-struct curl_slist *h = NULL;
-h = curl_slist_append(h, "RNFR source-name");
-h = curl_slist_append(h, "RNTO new-name");
+struct curl_slist *cmdlist = NULL;
+cmdlist = curl_slist_append(cmdlist, "RNFR source-name");
+cmdlist = curl_slist_append(cmdlist, "RNTO new-name");
 
 curl = curl_easy_init();
 if(curl) {
   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/foo.bin");
 
   /* pass in the FTP commands to run after the transfer */
-  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE, headerlist);
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE, cmdlist);
 
   ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
 
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE.3
index 77da3908a6..4547718988 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE.3
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ NULL
 FTP
 .SH EXAMPLE
 .nf
-struct curl_slist *h = NULL;
-h = curl_slist_append(h, "SYST");
+struct curl_slist *cmdlist = NULL;
+cmdlist = curl_slist_append(cmdlist, "SYST");
 
 curl = curl_easy_init();
 if(curl) {
   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/foo.bin");
 
   /* pass in the FTP commands to run */
-  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PREQUOTE, headerlist);
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PREQUOTE, cmdlist);
 
   ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
 
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_QUOTE.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_QUOTE.3
index b547a1635b..86cf63067a 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_QUOTE.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_QUOTE.3
@@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ NULL
 SFTP and FTP
 .SH EXAMPLE
 .nf
-struct curl_slist *h = NULL;
-h = curl_slist_append(h, "RNFR source-name");
-h = curl_slist_append(h, "RNTO new-name");
+struct curl_slist *cmdlist = NULL;
+cmdlist = curl_slist_append(cmdlist, "RNFR source-name");
+cmdlist = curl_slist_append(cmdlist, "RNTO new-name");
 
 curl = curl_easy_init();
 if(curl) {
   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/foo.bin");
 
   /* pass in the FTP commands to run before the transfer */
-  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_QUOTE, headerlist);
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_QUOTE, cmdlist);
 
   ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);