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 mkparallel
 ---
 Execute a serial command embarassingly parallel.
-Usage:
-mpirun -n <nproc>  mkparallel <command> <digits>
 
-<command> is the command to be executed where every occurence of {} will be replaced by the rank of the processor.
-The rank can be padded with leading zeros by specifying <digits> with a value greater than zero.
+Usage:
+```bash
+mpirun -n <nproc>  mkparallel <command> <digits>
+```
+
+`<command>` is the command to be executed where every occurence of `{}` will be replaced by the rank of the processor.
+The rank can be padded with leading zeros by specifying `<digits>` with a value greater than zero.