Changing the style of the command descriptions in appendix A.

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diff --git a/appendixa/automake-desc.xml b/appendixa/automake-desc.xml
index 321b77010..416ff2e90 100644
--- a/appendixa/automake-desc.xml
+++ b/appendixa/automake-desc.xml
@@ -6,68 +6,51 @@
 
 <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title>
 
-<sect4><title>acinstall</title>
-<para>acinstall is a script which installs aclocal-style M4 files.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>acinstall</command> is a script that installs
+aclocal-style M4 files.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>aclocal, aclocal-1.6</title>
-<para>automake includes a number of autoconf macros which can be used in
-packages, some of which are needed by automake in certain
-situations. These macros must be defined in the aclocal.m4-file
-or they will not be seen by autoconf.</para>
+<para><command>aclocal</command> generates <filename>aclocal.m4</filename>
+files based on the contents of <filename>configure.in</filename> files.</para>
 
-<para>The aclocal program will automatically generate aclocal.m4 files
-based on the contents of configure.in. This provides a convenient
-way to get automake-provided macros without having to search around.
-Also, the aclocal mechanism is extensible for use 
-by other packages.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>automake</command> is a tool for automatically generating
+<filename>Makefile.in</filename>'s from files called
+<filename>Makefile.am</filename>. To create all the
+<filename>Makefile.in</filename> files for a package, run this program in the
+top level directory. By scanning the <filename>configure.in</filename>s it
+automatically finds each appropriate <filename>Makefile.am</filename> and
+generate the corresponding <filename>Makefile.in</filename>.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>automake, automake-1.6</title>
-<para>To create all the Makefile.in files for a package, run the
-automake program in the top level directory, with no
-arguments. automake will automatically find each appropriate
-Makefile.am (by scanning configure.in) and generate the corresponding
-Makefile.in.</para></sect4> 
+<para><command>compile</command> is a wrapper for compilers.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>compile</title>
-<para>compile is script which acts as a wrapper for compilers.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>config.guess</command> is a script that attempts to guess
+the canonical triplet for the given build, host, or target architecture.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>config.guess</title>
-<para>config.guess is a script which attempts to guess a canonical system
-name.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>config.sub</command> is a configuration validation
+subroutine script.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>config.sub</title>
-<para>config.sub is a configuration validation subroutine script.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>depcomp</command> is a script for compiling a program
+so that not only the desired output is generated but also dependency
+information.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>depcomp</title>
-<para>depcomp is a script which compiles a program while generating
-dependencies as side-effects.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>elisp-comp</command> byte-compiles Emacs Lisp code.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>elisp-comp</title>
-<para>elisp-comp is a script which byte-compiles .el files.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>install-sh</command> is a script that installs a program,
+a script, or a datafile.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>install-sh</title>
-<para>install-sh is a script which installs a program, script, or a
-datafile.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>mdate-sh</command> is a script that prints the modification
+time of a file or directory.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>mdate-sh</title>
-<para>mdate-sh is a script which prints the modification time of a file
-or directory.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>missing</command> is a script acting as a common stub for
+missing GNU programs during an installation.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>missing</title>
-<para>missing is a script which acts as a common stub for a few missing
-GNU programs during an installation.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>mkinstalldirs</command> is a script that creates a directory
+tree.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>mkinstalldirs</title>
-<para>mkinstalldirs is a script which makes a directory
-hierarchy.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>py-compile</command> compiles a Python program.</para>
 
-<sect4><title>py-compile</title>
-<para>py-compile is a script which compiles a Python program.</para></sect4>
-
-<sect4><title>ylwrap</title>
-<para>ylwrap is a script which acts as a wrapper for lex/yacc
-invocations.</para></sect4>
+<para><command>ylwrap</command> is a wrapper for lex and yacc.</para>
 
 </sect3>
 
 </sect2>
+