diff --git a/docs/source/developers/github/create_branches.rst b/docs/source/developers/github/create_branches.rst
index 48227ea9a..a69093e8e 100644
--- a/docs/source/developers/github/create_branches.rst
+++ b/docs/source/developers/github/create_branches.rst
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ Creating Branches
 Local Branches
 --------------
 
-Git branches are very light weight and easy to create.  Simply use the ``git branch <branch_name>`` command. 
+Git branches are very light weight and easy to create.  Simply use the ``git branch <branch_name>`` command.
 
 Since we are using pull requests to merge changes back to the upstream project, you will need to have your changes committed to a branch on GitHub (calling this a "remote branch") so that GitHub can detect differences and pull requests can be created.
 
 Remote Branches
 ---------------
 
-Reference articles: 
+Reference articles:
 * http://www.gitguys.com/topics/adding-and-removing-remote-branches/
 
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ From GitHub
 * Since we created the branch from the UI, a refresh needs to be done in order to see the new branch.  Refresh by fetching from the origin repository: ::
 
         $ git fetch origin
-        Enter passphrase for key '/home/vhu/.ssh/github/id_rsa': 
+        Enter passphrase for key '/home/vhu/.ssh/github/id_rsa':
         From github.com:whowutwut/xcat-doc
          * [new branch]      DOC_MERGE  -> origin/DOC_MERGE
 
@@ -54,25 +54,25 @@ From Command Line (CLI)
       $ git branch
       * master
 
-      $ git branch skeleton 
+      $ git branch skeleton
 
-      $ git branch 
+      $ git branch
       * master
         skeleton
 
 * Push the newly created branch to origin (on GitHub): ::
 
-      $ git push origin skeleton 
-      Enter passphrase for key '/home/vhu/.ssh/github/id_rsa': 
+      $ git push origin skeleton
+      Enter passphrase for key '/home/vhu/.ssh/github/id_rsa':
       Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
       To git@github.com:whowutwut/xcat-doc.git
        * [new branch]      skeleton -> skeleton
 
-  Verify that the branch is there by looking at the remote branches: :: 
+  Verify that the branch is there by looking at the remote branches: ::
 
       $ git branch -r
         origin/HEAD -> origin/master
         origin/master
-        origin/skeleton   <=== HERE IT IS 
+        origin/skeleton   <=== HERE IT IS
         upstream/master