diff --git a/docs/html/development/getting-started.rst b/docs/html/development/getting-started.rst
index 9810bfaa4..1bc4a5516 100644
--- a/docs/html/development/getting-started.rst
+++ b/docs/html/development/getting-started.rst
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ You can then invoke your local source tree pip normally.
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ virtualenv venv # You can also use "python -m venv venv" from python3.3+
-         $ source venv/bin/activate
-         $ python -m pip install -e .
-         $ python -m pip --version
+         virtualenv venv # You can also use "python -m venv venv" from python3.3+
+         source venv/bin/activate
+         python -m pip install -e .
+         python -m pip --version
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> virtualenv venv # You can also use "py -m venv venv" from python3.3+
-         C:\> source venv/bin/activate
-         C:\> py -m pip install -e .
-         C:\> py -m pip --version
+         virtualenv venv # You can also use "py -m venv venv" from python3.3+
+         venv\Scripts\activate
+         py -m pip install -e .
+         py -m pip --version
 
 Running Tests
 =============
diff --git a/docs/html/installing.rst b/docs/html/installing.rst
index 14d517160..e6717881a 100644
--- a/docs/html/installing.rst
+++ b/docs/html/installing.rst
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ have downloaded ``get-pip.py``:
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      $ python get-pip.py
+      python get-pip.py
 
   .. group-tab:: Windows
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      C:\> py get-pip.py
+      py get-pip.py
 
 
 .. warning::
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ Install from local copies of pip and setuptools:
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      $ python get-pip.py --no-index --find-links=/local/copies
+      python get-pip.py --no-index --find-links=/local/copies
 
   .. group-tab:: Windows
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      C:\> py get-pip.py --no-index --find-links=/local/copies
+      py get-pip.py --no-index --find-links=/local/copies
 
 Install to the user site [3]_:
 
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ Install to the user site [3]_:
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      $ python get-pip.py --user
+      python get-pip.py --user
 
   .. group-tab:: Windows
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      C:\> py get-pip.py --user
+      py get-pip.py --user
 
 Install behind a proxy:
 
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ Install behind a proxy:
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      $ python get-pip.py --proxy="http://[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port"
+      python get-pip.py --proxy="http://[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port"
 
   .. group-tab:: Windows
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      C:\> py get-pip.py --proxy="http://[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port"
+      py get-pip.py --proxy="http://[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port"
 
 ``get-pip.py`` can also be used to install a specified combination of ``pip``,
 ``setuptools``, and ``wheel`` using the same requirements syntax as pip:
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ Install behind a proxy:
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      $ python get-pip.py pip==9.0.2 wheel==0.30.0 setuptools==28.8.0
+      python get-pip.py pip==9.0.2 wheel==0.30.0 setuptools==28.8.0
 
   .. group-tab:: Windows
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-      C:\> py get-pip.py pip==9.0.2 wheel==0.30.0 setuptools==28.8.0
+      py get-pip.py pip==9.0.2 wheel==0.30.0 setuptools==28.8.0
 
 Using Linux Package Managers
 ============================
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ Upgrading pip
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-        $ python -m pip install -U pip
+        python -m pip install -U pip
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-        C:\> py -m pip install -U pip
+        py -m pip install -U pip
 
 
 .. _compatibility-requirements:
diff --git a/docs/html/reference/pip.rst b/docs/html/reference/pip.rst
index 3694ca7f5..a0c1148bf 100644
--- a/docs/html/reference/pip.rst
+++ b/docs/html/reference/pip.rst
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ included in the command as follows:
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-        $ python setup.py <global_options> BUILD COMMAND <build_options>
+        python setup.py <global_options> BUILD COMMAND <build_options>
 
   .. group-tab:: Windows
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-        C:\> py setup.py <global_options> BUILD COMMAND <build_options>
+        py setup.py <global_options> BUILD COMMAND <build_options>
 
 The options are passed unmodified, and presently offer direct access to the
 distutils command line. Use of ``--global-option`` and ``--build-option``
diff --git a/docs/html/reference/pip_download.rst b/docs/html/reference/pip_download.rst
index d3c217b94..141b6e1fa 100644
--- a/docs/html/reference/pip_download.rst
+++ b/docs/html/reference/pip_download.rst
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip download SomePackage
-          $ python -m pip download -d . SomePackage  # equivalent to above
-          $ python -m pip download --no-index --find-links=/tmp/wheelhouse -d /tmp/otherwheelhouse SomePackage
+          python -m pip download SomePackage
+          python -m pip download -d . SomePackage  # equivalent to above
+          python -m pip download --no-index --find-links=/tmp/wheelhouse -d /tmp/otherwheelhouse SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip download SomePackage
-          C:\> py -m pip download -d . SomePackage  # equivalent to above
-          C:\> py -m pip download --no-index --find-links=/tmp/wheelhouse -d /tmp/otherwheelhouse SomePackage
+          py -m pip download SomePackage
+          py -m pip download -d . SomePackage  # equivalent to above
+          py -m pip download --no-index --find-links=/tmp/wheelhouse -d /tmp/otherwheelhouse SomePackage
 
 
 #. Download a package and all of its dependencies with OSX specific interpreter constraints.
@@ -96,23 +96,23 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip download \
-              --only-binary=:all: \
-              --platform macosx-10_10_x86_64 \
-              --python-version 27 \
-              --implementation cp \
-              SomePackage
+          python -m pip download \
+          --only-binary=:all: \
+          --platform macosx-10_10_x86_64 \
+          --python-version 27 \
+          --implementation cp \
+          SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip download ^
-              --only-binary=:all: ^
-              --platform macosx-10_10_x86_64 ^
-              --python-version 27 ^
-              --implementation cp ^
-              SomePackage
+          py -m pip download ^
+          --only-binary=:all: ^
+          --platform macosx-10_10_x86_64 ^
+          --python-version 27 ^
+          --implementation cp ^
+          SomePackage
 
 #. Download a package and its dependencies with linux specific constraints.
     Force the interpreter to be any minor version of py3k, and only accept
@@ -124,25 +124,25 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip download \
-              --only-binary=:all: \
-              --platform linux_x86_64 \
-              --python-version 3 \
-              --implementation cp \
-              --abi cp34m \
-              SomePackage
+          python -m pip download \
+          --only-binary=:all: \
+          --platform linux_x86_64 \
+          --python-version 3 \
+          --implementation cp \
+          --abi cp34m \
+          SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip download ^
-              --only-binary=:all: ^
-              --platform linux_x86_64 ^
-              --python-version 3 ^
-              --implementation cp ^
-              --abi cp34m ^
-              SomePackage
+          py -m pip download ^
+          --only-binary=:all: ^
+          --platform linux_x86_64 ^
+          --python-version 3 ^
+          --implementation cp ^
+          --abi cp34m ^
+          SomePackage
 
 #. Force platform, implementation, and abi agnostic deps.
 
@@ -152,25 +152,25 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip download \
-              --only-binary=:all: \
-              --platform any \
-              --python-version 3 \
-              --implementation py \
-              --abi none \
-              SomePackage
+          python -m pip download \
+          --only-binary=:all: \
+          --platform any \
+          --python-version 3 \
+          --implementation py \
+          --abi none \
+          SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip download ^
-              --only-binary=:all: ^
-              --platform any ^
-              --python-version 3 ^
-              --implementation py ^
-              --abi none ^
-              SomePackage
+          py -m pip download ^
+          --only-binary=:all: ^
+          --platform any ^
+          --python-version 3 ^
+          --implementation py ^
+          --abi none ^
+          SomePackage
 
 #. Even when overconstrained, this will still correctly fetch the pip universal wheel.
 
diff --git a/docs/html/reference/pip_freeze.rst b/docs/html/reference/pip_freeze.rst
index cd180e095..91c80979a 100644
--- a/docs/html/reference/pip_freeze.rst
+++ b/docs/html/reference/pip_freeze.rst
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-            $ env1/bin/python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
-            $ env2/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+            env1/bin/python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
+            env2/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-            C:\> env1\bin\python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
-            C:\> env2\bin\python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+            env1\bin\python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
+            env2\bin\python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst b/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
index 67cfd03c6..b2da26240 100644
--- a/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
+++ b/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
@@ -422,13 +422,13 @@ Then, to install from this repository, the syntax would be:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install -e "vcs+protocol://repo_url/#egg=pkg&subdirectory=pkg_dir"
+          python -m pip install -e "vcs+protocol://repo_url/#egg=pkg&subdirectory=pkg_dir"
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install -e "vcs+protocol://repo_url/#egg=pkg&subdirectory=pkg_dir"
+          py -m pip install -e "vcs+protocol://repo_url/#egg=pkg&subdirectory=pkg_dir"
 
 
 Git
@@ -760,13 +760,13 @@ Hash-checking mode also works with :ref:`pip download` and :ref:`pip wheel`. A
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-           $ python -m pip install --no-deps -e .
+           python -m pip install --no-deps -e .
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-           C:\> py -m pip install --no-deps -e .
+           py -m pip install --no-deps -e .
 
 
     Instead of ``python setup.py install``, use...
@@ -777,13 +777,13 @@ Hash-checking mode also works with :ref:`pip download` and :ref:`pip wheel`. A
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-           $ python -m pip install --no-deps .
+           python -m pip install --no-deps .
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-           C:\> py -m pip install --no-deps .
+           py -m pip install --no-deps .
 
 Hashes from PyPI
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -809,13 +809,13 @@ You can install local projects by specifying the project path to pip:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install path/to/SomeProject
+         python -m pip install path/to/SomeProject
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install path/to/SomeProject
+         py -m pip install path/to/SomeProject
 
 
 During regular installation, pip will copy the entire project directory to a
@@ -841,15 +841,15 @@ You can install local projects or VCS projects in "editable" mode:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-        $ python -m pip install -e path/to/SomeProject
-        $ python -m pip install -e git+http://repo/my_project.git#egg=SomeProject
+        python -m pip install -e path/to/SomeProject
+        python -m pip install -e git+http://repo/my_project.git#egg=SomeProject
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-        C:\> py -m pip install -e path/to/SomeProject
-        C:\> py -m pip install -e git+http://repo/my_project.git#egg=SomeProject
+        py -m pip install -e path/to/SomeProject
+        py -m pip install -e git+http://repo/my_project.git#egg=SomeProject
 
 
 (See the :ref:`VCS Support` section above for more information on VCS-related syntax.)
@@ -963,17 +963,17 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install SomePackage            # latest version
-          $ python -m pip install SomePackage==1.0.4     # specific version
-          $ python -m pip install 'SomePackage>=1.0.4'     # minimum version
+          python -m pip install SomePackage            # latest version
+          python -m pip install SomePackage==1.0.4     # specific version
+          python -m pip install 'SomePackage>=1.0.4'     # minimum version
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage            # latest version
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage==1.0.4     # specific version
-          C:\> py -m pip install 'SomePackage>=1.0.4'     # minimum version
+          py -m pip install SomePackage            # latest version
+          py -m pip install SomePackage==1.0.4     # specific version
+          py -m pip install 'SomePackage>=1.0.4'     # minimum version
 
 
 #. Install a list of requirements specified in a file.  See the :ref:`Requirements files <Requirements Files>`.
@@ -984,13 +984,13 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+          python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+          py -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 
 #. Upgrade an already installed ``SomePackage`` to the latest from PyPI.
@@ -1001,13 +1001,13 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install --upgrade SomePackage
+          python -m pip install --upgrade SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install --upgrade SomePackage
+          py -m pip install --upgrade SomePackage
 
 
 #. Install a local project in "editable" mode. See the section on :ref:`Editable Installs <editable-installs>`.
@@ -1018,15 +1018,15 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install -e .                # project in current directory
-          $ python -m pip install -e path/to/project  # project in another directory
+          python -m pip install -e .                # project in current directory
+          python -m pip install -e path/to/project  # project in another directory
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install -e .                 # project in current directory
-          C:\> py -m pip install -e path/to/project   # project in another directory
+          py -m pip install -e .                 # project in current directory
+          py -m pip install -e path/to/project   # project in another directory
 
 
 #. Install a project from VCS
@@ -1037,13 +1037,13 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install SomeProject@git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git@1.3.1
+          python -m pip install SomeProject@git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git@1.3.1
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomeProject@git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git@1.3.1
+          py -m pip install SomeProject@git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git@1.3.1
 
 
 #. Install a project from VCS in "editable" mode. See the sections on :ref:`VCS Support <VCS Support>` and :ref:`Editable Installs <editable-installs>`.
@@ -1054,21 +1054,21 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install -e git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git#egg=SomePackage          # from git
-          $ python -m pip install -e hg+https://hg.repo/some_pkg.git#egg=SomePackage            # from mercurial
-          $ python -m python -m pip install -e svn+svn://svn.repo/some_pkg/trunk/#egg=SomePackage         # from svn
-          $ python -m pip install -e git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git@feature#egg=SomePackage  # from 'feature' branch
-          $ python -m pip install -e "git+https://git.repo/some_repo.git#egg=subdir&subdirectory=subdir_path" # install a python package from a repo subdirectory
+          python -m pip install -e git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git#egg=SomePackage          # from git
+          python -m pip install -e hg+https://hg.repo/some_pkg.git#egg=SomePackage            # from mercurial
+          python -m python -m pip install -e svn+svn://svn.repo/some_pkg/trunk/#egg=SomePackage         # from svn
+          python -m pip install -e git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git@feature#egg=SomePackage  # from 'feature' branch
+          python -m pip install -e "git+https://git.repo/some_repo.git#egg=subdir&subdirectory=subdir_path" # install a python package from a repo subdirectory
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install -e git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git#egg=SomePackage          # from git
-          C:\> py -m pip install -e hg+https://hg.repo/some_pkg.git#egg=SomePackage            # from mercurial
-          C:\> py -m pip install -e svn+svn://svn.repo/some_pkg/trunk/#egg=SomePackage         # from svn
-          C:\> py -m pip install -e git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git@feature#egg=SomePackage  # from 'feature' branch
-          C:\> py -m pip install -e "git+https://git.repo/some_repo.git#egg=subdir&subdirectory=subdir_path" # install a python package from a repo subdirectory
+          py -m pip install -e git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git#egg=SomePackage          # from git
+          py -m pip install -e hg+https://hg.repo/some_pkg.git#egg=SomePackage            # from mercurial
+          py -m pip install -e svn+svn://svn.repo/some_pkg/trunk/#egg=SomePackage         # from svn
+          py -m pip install -e git+https://git.repo/some_pkg.git@feature#egg=SomePackage  # from 'feature' branch
+          py -m pip install -e "git+https://git.repo/some_repo.git#egg=subdir&subdirectory=subdir_path" # install a python package from a repo subdirectory
 
 
 #. Install a package with `setuptools extras`_.
@@ -1079,21 +1079,21 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install SomePackage[PDF]
-          $ python -m pip install "SomePackage[PDF] @ git+https://git.repo/SomePackage@master#subdirectory=subdir_path"
-          $ python -m pip install .[PDF]  # project in current directory
-          $ python -m pip install SomePackage[PDF]==3.0
-          $ python -m pip install SomePackage[PDF,EPUB]  # multiple extras
+          python -m pip install SomePackage[PDF]
+          python -m pip install "SomePackage[PDF] @ git+https://git.repo/SomePackage@master#subdirectory=subdir_path"
+          python -m pip install .[PDF]  # project in current directory
+          python -m pip install SomePackage[PDF]==3.0
+          python -m pip install SomePackage[PDF,EPUB]  # multiple extras
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage[PDF]
-          C:\> py -m pip install "SomePackage[PDF] @ git+https://git.repo/SomePackage@master#subdirectory=subdir_path"
-          C:\> py -m pip install .[PDF]  # project in current directory
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage[PDF]==3.0
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage[PDF,EPUB]  # multiple extras
+          py -m pip install SomePackage[PDF]
+          py -m pip install "SomePackage[PDF] @ git+https://git.repo/SomePackage@master#subdirectory=subdir_path"
+          py -m pip install .[PDF]  # project in current directory
+          py -m pip install SomePackage[PDF]==3.0
+          py -m pip install SomePackage[PDF,EPUB]  # multiple extras
 
 
 #. Install a particular source archive file.
@@ -1104,15 +1104,15 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install ./downloads/SomePackage-1.0.4.tar.gz
-          $ python -m pip install http://my.package.repo/SomePackage-1.0.4.zip
+          python -m pip install ./downloads/SomePackage-1.0.4.tar.gz
+          python -m pip install http://my.package.repo/SomePackage-1.0.4.zip
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install ./downloads/SomePackage-1.0.4.tar.gz
-          C:\> py -m pip install http://my.package.repo/SomePackage-1.0.4.zip
+          py -m pip install ./downloads/SomePackage-1.0.4.tar.gz
+          py -m pip install http://my.package.repo/SomePackage-1.0.4.zip
 
 
 #. Install a particular source archive file following :pep:`440` direct references.
@@ -1123,17 +1123,17 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install SomeProject@http://my.package.repo/SomeProject-1.2.3-py33-none-any.whl
-          $ python -m pip install "SomeProject @ http://my.package.repo/SomeProject-1.2.3-py33-none-any.whl"
-          $ python -m pip install SomeProject@http://my.package.repo/1.2.3.tar.gz
+          python -m pip install SomeProject@http://my.package.repo/SomeProject-1.2.3-py33-none-any.whl
+          python -m pip install "SomeProject @ http://my.package.repo/SomeProject-1.2.3-py33-none-any.whl"
+          python -m pip install SomeProject@http://my.package.repo/1.2.3.tar.gz
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomeProject@http://my.package.repo/SomeProject-1.2.3-py33-none-any.whl
-          C:\> py -m pip install "SomeProject @ http://my.package.repo/SomeProject-1.2.3-py33-none-any.whl"
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomeProject@http://my.package.repo/1.2.3.tar.gz
+          py -m pip install SomeProject@http://my.package.repo/SomeProject-1.2.3-py33-none-any.whl
+          py -m pip install "SomeProject @ http://my.package.repo/SomeProject-1.2.3-py33-none-any.whl"
+          py -m pip install SomeProject@http://my.package.repo/1.2.3.tar.gz
 
 
 #. Install from alternative package repositories.
@@ -1146,13 +1146,13 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install --index-url http://my.package.repo/simple/ SomePackage
+          python -m pip install --index-url http://my.package.repo/simple/ SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install --index-url http://my.package.repo/simple/ SomePackage
+          py -m pip install --index-url http://my.package.repo/simple/ SomePackage
 
 
    Search an additional index during install, in addition to `PyPI`_
@@ -1163,13 +1163,13 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install --extra-index-url http://my.package.repo/simple SomePackage
+          python -m pip install --extra-index-url http://my.package.repo/simple SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install --extra-index-url http://my.package.repo/simple SomePackage
+          py -m pip install --extra-index-url http://my.package.repo/simple SomePackage
 
 
    Install from a local flat directory containing archives (and don't scan indexes):
@@ -1180,17 +1180,17 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=file:///local/dir/ SomePackage
-          $ python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/local/dir/ SomePackage
-          $ python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=relative/dir/ SomePackage
+          python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=file:///local/dir/ SomePackage
+          python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/local/dir/ SomePackage
+          python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=relative/dir/ SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=file:///local/dir/ SomePackage
-          C:\> py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/local/dir/ SomePackage
-          C:\> py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=relative/dir/ SomePackage
+          py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=file:///local/dir/ SomePackage
+          py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/local/dir/ SomePackage
+          py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=relative/dir/ SomePackage
 
 
 #. Find pre-release and development versions, in addition to stable versions.  By default, pip only finds stable versions.
@@ -1201,13 +1201,13 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install --pre SomePackage
+          python -m pip install --pre SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install --pre SomePackage
+          py -m pip install --pre SomePackage
 
 
 #. Install packages from source.
@@ -1220,13 +1220,13 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install SomePackage1 SomePackage2 --no-binary :all:
+          python -m pip install SomePackage1 SomePackage2 --no-binary :all:
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage1 SomePackage2 --no-binary :all:
+          py -m pip install SomePackage1 SomePackage2 --no-binary :all:
 
    Specify ``SomePackage1`` to be installed from source:
 
@@ -1236,13 +1236,13 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          $ python -m pip install SomePackage1 SomePackage2 --no-binary SomePackage1
+          python -m pip install SomePackage1 SomePackage2 --no-binary SomePackage1
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-          C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage1 SomePackage2 --no-binary SomePackage1
+          py -m pip install SomePackage1 SomePackage2 --no-binary SomePackage1
 
 ----
 
diff --git a/docs/html/reference/pip_wheel.rst b/docs/html/reference/pip_wheel.rst
index 0a11c6e25..5dd4b0328 100644
--- a/docs/html/reference/pip_wheel.rst
+++ b/docs/html/reference/pip_wheel.rst
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ In order for pip to build a wheel, ``setup.py`` must implement the
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-        $ python setup.py bdist_wheel -d TARGET
+        python setup.py bdist_wheel -d TARGET
 
   .. group-tab:: Windows
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-        C:\> py setup.py bdist_wheel -d TARGET
+        py setup.py bdist_wheel -d TARGET
 
 
 This command must create a wheel compatible with the invoking Python
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ example:
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-        $ python -m pip wheel --global-option bdist_ext --global-option -DFOO wheel
+        python -m pip wheel --global-option bdist_ext --global-option -DFOO wheel
 
   .. group-tab:: Windows
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-        C:\> py -m pip wheel --global-option bdist_ext --global-option -DFOO wheel
+        py -m pip wheel --global-option bdist_ext --global-option -DFOO wheel
 
 
 will result in a build command of
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-            $ python -m pip wheel --wheel-dir=/tmp/wheelhouse SomePackage
-            $ python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/tmp/wheelhouse SomePackage
+            python -m pip wheel --wheel-dir=/tmp/wheelhouse SomePackage
+            python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/tmp/wheelhouse SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-            C:\> py -m pip wheel --wheel-dir=/tmp/wheelhouse SomePackage
-            C:\> py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/tmp/wheelhouse SomePackage
+            py -m pip wheel --wheel-dir=/tmp/wheelhouse SomePackage
+            py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/tmp/wheelhouse SomePackage
 
 #. Build a wheel for a package from source
 
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ Examples
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-            $ python -m pip wheel --no-binary SomePackage SomePackage
+            python -m pip wheel --no-binary SomePackage SomePackage
 
       .. group-tab:: Windows
 
         .. code-block:: shell
 
-            C:\> py -m pip wheel --no-binary SomePackage SomePackage
+            py -m pip wheel --no-binary SomePackage SomePackage
diff --git a/docs/html/user_guide.rst b/docs/html/user_guide.rst
index 41cbb6404..aa18a6f66 100644
--- a/docs/html/user_guide.rst
+++ b/docs/html/user_guide.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ to your system, which can be run from the command prompt as follows:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip <pip arguments>
+         python -m pip <pip arguments>
 
       ``python -m pip`` executes pip using the Python interpreter you
       specified as python. So ``/usr/bin/python3.7 -m pip`` means
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ to your system, which can be run from the command prompt as follows:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip <pip arguments>
+         py -m pip <pip arguments>
 
       ``py -m pip`` executes pip using the latest Python interpreter you
       have installed. For more details, read the `Python Windows launcher`_ docs.
@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ Specifiers`
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install SomePackage            # latest version
-         $ python -m pip install SomePackage==1.0.4     # specific version
-         $ python -m pip install 'SomePackage>=1.0.4'     # minimum version
+         python -m pip install SomePackage            # latest version
+         python -m pip install SomePackage==1.0.4     # specific version
+         python -m pip install 'SomePackage>=1.0.4'     # minimum version
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage            # latest version
-         C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage==1.0.4     # specific version
-         C:\> py -m pip install 'SomePackage>=1.0.4'     # minimum version
+         py -m pip install SomePackage            # latest version
+         py -m pip install SomePackage==1.0.4     # specific version
+         py -m pip install 'SomePackage>=1.0.4'     # minimum version
 
 For more information and examples, see the :ref:`pip install` reference.
 
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ installed using :ref:`pip install` like so:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+         python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+         py -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 Details on the format of the files are here: :ref:`Requirements File Format`.
 
@@ -195,15 +195,15 @@ In practice, there are 4 common uses of Requirements files:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
-         $ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+         python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
+         python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
-         C:\> py -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+         py -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
+         py -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 2. Requirements files are used to force pip to properly resolve dependencies.
    As it is now, pip `doesn't have true dependency resolution
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ Use a constraints file like so:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install -c constraints.txt
+         python -m pip install -c constraints.txt
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install -c constraints.txt
+         py -m pip install -c constraints.txt
 
 Constraints files are used for exactly the same reason as requirements files
 when you don't know exactly what things you want to install. For instance, say
@@ -326,13 +326,13 @@ To install directly from a wheel archive:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install SomePackage-1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
+         python -m pip install SomePackage-1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage-1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
+         py -m pip install SomePackage-1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 
 
 For the cases where wheels are not available, pip offers :ref:`pip wheel` as a
@@ -351,15 +351,15 @@ directory:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install wheel
-         $ python -m pip wheel --wheel-dir=/local/wheels -r requirements.txt
+         python -m pip install wheel
+         python -m pip wheel --wheel-dir=/local/wheels -r requirements.txt
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install wheel
-         C:\> py -m pip wheel --wheel-dir=/local/wheels -r requirements.txt
+         py -m pip install wheel
+         py -m pip wheel --wheel-dir=/local/wheels -r requirements.txt
 
 And *then* to install those requirements just using your local directory of
 wheels (and not from PyPI):
@@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ wheels (and not from PyPI):
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/local/wheels -r requirements.txt
+         python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/local/wheels -r requirements.txt
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/local/wheels -r requirements.txt
+         py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=/local/wheels -r requirements.txt
 
 
 Uninstalling Packages
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ pip is able to uninstall most packages like so:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip uninstall SomePackage
+         python -m pip uninstall SomePackage
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip uninstall SomePackage
+         py -m pip uninstall SomePackage
 
 
 pip also performs an automatic uninstall of an old version of a package
@@ -496,13 +496,13 @@ command:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip search "query"
+         python -m pip search "query"
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip search "query"
+         py -m pip search "query"
 
 The query will be used to search the names and summaries of all
 packages.
@@ -670,13 +670,13 @@ For example, to set the default timeout:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ export PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=60
+         export PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=60
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> set PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=60
+         set PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=60
 
 This is the same as passing the option to pip directly:
 
@@ -686,13 +686,13 @@ This is the same as passing the option to pip directly:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip --default-timeout=60 [...]
+         python -m pip --default-timeout=60 [...]
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip --default-timeout=60 [...]
+         py -m pip --default-timeout=60 [...]
 
 For command line options which can be repeated, use a space to separate
 multiple values. For example:
@@ -703,13 +703,13 @@ multiple values. For example:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ export PIP_FIND_LINKS="http://mirror1.example.com http://mirror2.example.com"
+         export PIP_FIND_LINKS="http://mirror1.example.com http://mirror2.example.com"
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> set PIP_FIND_LINKS="http://mirror1.example.com http://mirror2.example.com"
+         set PIP_FIND_LINKS="http://mirror1.example.com http://mirror2.example.com"
 
 
 is the same as calling:
@@ -720,13 +720,13 @@ is the same as calling:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install --find-links=http://mirror1.example.com --find-links=http://mirror2.example.com
+         python -m pip install --find-links=http://mirror1.example.com --find-links=http://mirror2.example.com
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install --find-links=http://mirror1.example.com --find-links=http://mirror2.example.com
+         py -m pip install --find-links=http://mirror1.example.com --find-links=http://mirror2.example.com
 
 
 Options that do not take a value, but can be repeated (such as ``--verbose``)
@@ -770,15 +770,15 @@ pip comes with support for command line completion in bash, zsh and fish.
 
 To setup for bash::
 
-    $ python -m pip completion --bash >> ~/.profile
+    python -m pip completion --bash >> ~/.profile
 
 To setup for zsh::
 
-    $ python -m pip completion --zsh >> ~/.zprofile
+    python -m pip completion --zsh >> ~/.zprofile
 
 To setup for fish::
 
-    $ python -m pip completion --fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/pip.fish
+    python -m pip completion --fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/pip.fish
 
 Alternatively, you can use the result of the ``completion`` command directly
 with the eval function of your shell, e.g. by adding the following to your
@@ -805,13 +805,13 @@ First, download the archives that fulfill your requirements:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip download --destination-directory DIR -r requirements.txt
+         python -m pip download --destination-directory DIR -r requirements.txt
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip download --destination-directory DIR -r requirements.txt
+         py -m pip download --destination-directory DIR -r requirements.txt
 
 
 Note that ``pip download`` will look in your wheel cache first, before
@@ -826,13 +826,13 @@ this instead:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip wheel --wheel-dir DIR -r requirements.txt
+         python -m pip wheel --wheel-dir DIR -r requirements.txt
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip wheel --wheel-dir DIR -r requirements.txt
+         py -m pip wheel --wheel-dir DIR -r requirements.txt
 
 Then, to install from local only, you'll be using :ref:`--find-links
 <install_--find-links>` and :ref:`--no-index <install_--no-index>` like so:
@@ -843,13 +843,13 @@ Then, to install from local only, you'll be using :ref:`--find-links
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=DIR -r requirements.txt
+         python -m pip install --no-index --find-links=DIR -r requirements.txt
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> -m pip install --no-index --find-links=DIR -r requirements.txt
+         py -m pip install --no-index --find-links=DIR -r requirements.txt
 
 
 "Only if needed" Recursive Upgrade
@@ -876,15 +876,15 @@ behaviour was:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install --upgrade --no-deps SomePackage
-         $ python -m pip install SomePackage
+         python -m pip install --upgrade --no-deps SomePackage
+         python -m pip install SomePackage
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install --upgrade --no-deps SomePackage
-         C:\> py -m pip install SomePackage
+         py -m pip install --upgrade --no-deps SomePackage
+         py -m pip install SomePackage
 
 
 A proposal for an ``upgrade-all`` command is being considered as a safer
@@ -916,15 +916,15 @@ To install "SomePackage" into an environment with site.USER_BASE customized to
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv
-         $ python -m pip install --user SomePackage
+         export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv
+         python -m pip install --user SomePackage
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> set PYTHONUSERBASE=c:/myappenv
-         C:\> py -m pip install --user SomePackage
+         set PYTHONUSERBASE=c:/myappenv
+         py -m pip install --user SomePackage
 
 ``pip install --user`` follows four rules:
 
@@ -1177,13 +1177,13 @@ like this:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install package_coffee==0.44.1 package_tea==4.3.0
+         python -m pip install package_coffee==0.44.1 package_tea==4.3.0
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install package_coffee==0.44.1 package_tea==4.3.0
+         py -m pip install package_coffee==0.44.1 package_tea==4.3.0
 
 ::
 
@@ -1295,13 +1295,13 @@ specifiers to *only* the more important package:
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         $ python -m pip install package_coffee==0.44.1b0 package_tea
+         python -m pip install package_coffee==0.44.1b0 package_tea
 
    .. group-tab:: Windows
 
       .. code-block:: shell
 
-         C:\> py -m pip install package_coffee==0.44.1b0 package_tea
+         py -m pip install package_coffee==0.44.1b0 package_tea
 
 This will result in: