--- a/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/dispatch.cc
+++ b/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/dispatch.cc
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@
 @deftypefn {Loadable Function} {[@dots{}]} builtin (@var{f}, @dots{})\n\
 Call the base function @var{f} even if @var{f} is overloaded to\n\
 some other function for the given type signature.\n\
-@end deftypefn\n\
-@seealso{dispatch}")
+@seealso{dispatch}\n\
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value_list retval; 
 
@@ -438,9 +438,9 @@
 If @var{r} is omitted, clear dispatch function associated with @var{type}.\n\
 \n\
 If both @var{r} and @var{type} are omitted, list dispatch functions\n\
-for @var{f}\n\
-@end deftypefn\n\
-@seealso{builtin}") 
+for @var{f}.\n\
+@seealso{builtin}\n\
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value retval;
   int nargin = args.length ();

--- a/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/lsode.cc
+++ b/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/lsode.cc
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@
 \n\
 You can use the function @code{lsode_options} to set optional\n\
 parameters for @code{lsode}.\n\
-@end deftypefn\n\
-@seealso{daspk, dassl, dasrt, odessa}")
+@seealso{daspk, dassl, dasrt, odessa}\n\
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value_list retval;
 

--- a/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/sparse.cc
+++ b/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/sparse.cc
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@
 @deftypefn {Loadable Function} {} spatan2 (@var{y}, @var{x})\n\
 Compute atan (Y / X) for corresponding sparse matrix elements of Y and X.\n\
 The result is in range -pi to pi.\n\
-@end deftypefn\n")
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value retval;
   int nargin = args.length ();

--- a/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/time.cc
+++ b/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/time.cc
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 @item %Y\n\
 Year (1970-).\n\
 @end table\n\
-@end deftypefn\n")
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value retval;
 

--- a/src/help.cc
+++ b/src/help.cc
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@
 @deffnx Keyword if (@var{cond}) @dots{} elseif (@var{cond}) @dots{} endif\n\
 @deffnx Keyword if (@var{cond}) @dots{} elseif (@var{cond}) @dots{} else @dots{} endif\n\
 Begin an if block.\n\
-@end deffn\n\
-@seealso{switch}", },
+@seealso{switch}\n\
+@end deffn", },
 
   { "otherwise",
     "The default statement in a switch block.", },

--- a/src/mappers.cc
+++ b/src/mappers.cc
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 @code{conj (@var{z})} = @var{x} - @var{i}@var{y}.\n\
 @end ifinfo\n\
 @seealso{real, imag}\n\
-@end deftypefn\n\");
+@end deftypefn");
 
   DEFUN_MAPPER (cos, 0, 0, 0, cos, 0, std::cos, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0,
     "-*- texinfo -*-\n\

--- a/src/symtab.cc
+++ b/src/symtab.cc
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@
 balance specifies the offset for printing of the dimensions string.\n\
 \n\
 Default format is \"  %p:4; %ln:6; %cs:16:6:8:1;  %rb:12;  %lt:-1;\\n\".\n\
-@end defvr\n");
+@end defvr");
 }
 
 /*

--- a/src/syscalls.cc
+++ b/src/syscalls.cc
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
 Given @var{status} from a call to @code{waitpid}, return true if the\n\
 child terminated normally.\n\
 @seealso{waitpid, WEXITSTATUS, WIFSIGNALED, WTERMSIG, WCOREDUMP, WIFSTOPPED, WSTOPSIG, WIFCONTINUED}\n\
-@end deftypefn\n")
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value retval = 0.0;