diff --git a/termkey_getkey.3.sh b/termkey_getkey.3.sh
index ae96530..6f0ee63 100644
--- a/termkey_getkey.3.sh
+++ b/termkey_getkey.3.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ No key event is ready yet, but a partial one has been found. This is only return
 The following example program prints details of every keypress until the user presses "Ctrl-C". It demonstrates how to use the termkey instance in a typical \fBpoll\fP()-driven asynchronous program, which may include mixed IO with other file handles.
 .PP
 .in +4n
-`sed i.br demo-async.c`
+`while read LINE; do echo ".br"; echo "$LINE"; done <demo-async.c`
 .in
 .nf
 .fi
diff --git a/termkey_waitkey.3.sh b/termkey_waitkey.3.sh
index 5d66f94..1cdd871 100644
--- a/termkey_waitkey.3.sh
+++ b/termkey_waitkey.3.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ No key events are ready and the terminal has been closed, so no more will arrive
 The following example program prints details of every keypress until the user presses "Ctrl-C".
 .PP
 .in +4n
-`sed i.br demo.c`
+`while read LINE; do echo ".br"; echo "$LINE"; done <demo.c`
 .in
 .nf
 .fi