I was wrong, the backticks were necessary.

Author: BrandonY

storage/json-api/README.md

@@ -8,26 +8,36 @@ Google Cloud Storage Service features a REST-based API that allows developers to
 
 1. Setup the gcloud tool.
 
-    gcloud init
+   ```
+   gcloud init
+   ```
 
 1. Clone this repo.
 
-    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples.git
+   ```
+   git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples.git
+   ```
 
 1. Install [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/).
 
 1. Build this project from this directory:
 
-    mvn package
+   ```
+   mvn package
+   ```
 
 1. Run one of the sample apps by specifying its class name and a bucket name:
 
-    mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=StorageSample \
-		-Dexec.args="ABucketName"
+   ```
+   mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=StorageSample \
+           -Dexec.args="ABucketName"
+   ```
 
 Note that if it's been a while, you may need to login with gcloud.
 
-    gcloud auth login
+   ```
+   gcloud auth login
+   ```
 
 ## Products
 - [Google Cloud Storage][2]