diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/netcontrol/main.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/netcontrol/main.bro
index 563188921d..f3ff97b79b 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/netcontrol/main.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/netcontrol/main.bro
@@ -109,21 +109,24 @@ export {
 	##
 	## r: The rule to install.
 	##
-	## Returns: If succesful, returns an ID string unique to the rule that can later
-	## be used to refer to it. If unsuccessful, returns an empty string. The ID is also
-	## assigned to ``r$id``. Note that "successful" means "a plugin knew how to handle
-	## the rule", it doesn't necessarily mean that it was indeed successfully put in
-	## place, because that might happen asynchronously and thus fail only later.
+	## Returns: If succesful, returns an ID string unique to the rule that can
+	##          later be used to refer to it. If unsuccessful, returns an empty
+	##          string. The ID is also assigned to ``r$id``. Note that
+	##          "successful" means "a plugin knew how to handle the rule", it
+	##          doesn't necessarily mean that it was indeed successfully put in
+	##          place, because that might happen asynchronously and thus fail
+	##          only later.
 	global add_rule: function(r: Rule) : string;
 
 	## Removes a rule.
 	##
 	## id: The rule to remove, specified as the ID returned by :bro:id:`add_rule` .
 	##
-	## Returns: True if succesful, the relevant plugin indicated that it knew how
-	## to handle the removal. Note that again "success" means the plugin accepted the
-	## removal. They might still fail to put it into effect, as that  might happen
-	## asynchronously and thus go wrong at that point.
+	## Returns: True if succesful, the relevant plugin indicated that it knew
+	##          how to handle the removal. Note that again "success" means the
+	##          plugin accepted the removal. They might still fail to put it
+	##          into effect, as that might happen asynchronously and thus go
+	##          wrong at that point.
 	global remove_rule: function(id: string) : bool;
 
 	## Searches all rules affecting a certain IP address.
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ export {
 	## r: The rule now removed.
 	##
 	## p: The state for the plugin that had the rule in place and now
-	## removed it.
+	##    removed it.
 	##
 	## msg: An optional informational message by the plugin.
 	global rule_removed: event(r: Rule, p: PluginState, msg: string &default="");
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ export {
 	## i: Additional flow information, if supported by the protocol.
 	##
 	## p: The state for the plugin that had the rule in place and now
-	## removed it.
+	##    removed it.
 	##
 	## msg: An optional informational message by the plugin.
 	global rule_timeout: event(r: Rule, i: FlowInfo, p: PluginState);
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/netcontrol/plugins/debug.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/netcontrol/plugins/debug.bro
index f421dc55e3..a26a151400 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/netcontrol/plugins/debug.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/netcontrol/plugins/debug.bro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export {
 	## plugin simply logs the operations it receives.
 	##
 	## do_something: If true, the plugin will claim it supports all operations; if
-	## false, it will indicate it doesn't support any.
+	##               false, it will indicate it doesn't support any.
 	global create_debug: function(do_something: bool) : PluginState;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/event.bif b/src/event.bif
index ff6ec059fb..b6227af9ad 100644
--- a/src/event.bif
+++ b/src/event.bif
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ event packet_contents%(c: connection, contents: string%);
 ## t2: The new payload.
 ##
 ## tcp_flags: A string with the TCP flags of the packet triggering the
-## inconsistency. In the string, each character corresponds to one set flag,
-## as follows: ``S`` -> SYN; ``F`` -> FIN; ``R`` -> RST; ``A`` -> ACK; ``P`` ->
-## PUSH. This string will not always be set, only if the information is available;
-## it's "best effort".
+##            inconsistency. In the string, each character corresponds to one
+##            set flag, as follows: ``S`` -> SYN; ``F`` -> FIN; ``R`` -> RST;
+##            ``A`` -> ACK; ``P`` -> PUSH. This string will not always be set,
+##            only if the information is available; it's "best effort".
 ##
 ## .. bro:see:: tcp_rexmit tcp_contents
 event rexmit_inconsistency%(c: connection, t1: string, t2: string, tcp_flags: string%);