--- a/src/oct-hist.cc
+++ b/src/oct-hist.cc
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 
 DEFUN (edit_history, args, ,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
-@deffn {Command} edit_history [@var{first}] [@var{last}]\n\
+@deftypefn {Command} {} edit_history [@var{first}] [@var{last}]\n\
 If invoked with no arguments, @code{edit_history} allows you to edit the\n\
 history list using the editor named by the variable @w{@env{EDITOR}}.  The\n\
 commands to be edited are first copied to a temporary file.  When you\n\
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
 before placing them in the buffer to be edited.  If both arguments are\n\
 omitted, the previous command in the history list is used.\n\
 @seealso{run_history}\n\
-@end deffn")
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value_list retval;
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
 
 DEFUN (history, args, ,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
-@deffn {Command} history options\n\
+@deftypefn {Command} {} history options\n\
 If invoked with no arguments, @code{history} displays a list of commands\n\
 that you have executed.  Valid options are:\n\
 \n\
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
 For example, to display the five most recent commands that you have\n\
 typed without displaying line numbers, use the command\n\
 @kbd{history -q 5}.\n\
-@end deffn")
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value_list retval;
 
@@ -648,11 +648,11 @@
 
 DEFUN (run_history, args, ,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
-@deffn {Command} run_history [@var{first}] [@var{last}]\n\
+@deftypefn {Command} {} run_history [@var{first}] [@var{last}]\n\
 Similar to @code{edit_history}, except that the editor is not invoked,\n\
 and the commands are simply executed as they appear in the history list.\n\
 @seealso{edit_history}\n\
-@end deffn")
+@end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value_list retval;