diff --git a/examples/filterex.nim b/examples/filterex.nim
index d9bfb67822..0839452544 100644
--- a/examples/filterex.nim
+++ b/examples/filterex.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl | standard
+#? stdtmpl | standard
 #proc generateHTMLPage(title, currentTab, content: string,
 #                      tabs: openArray[string]): string =
 #  result = ""
diff --git a/tests/template/sunset.tmpl b/tests/template/sunset.tmpl
index 6475bac4ec..465b12a5ea 100644
--- a/tests/template/sunset.tmpl
+++ b/tests/template/sunset.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl
+#? stdtmpl
 #proc sunsetTemplate*(current, ticker, content: string,
 #                     tabs: openarray[array[0..1, string]]): string = 
 #  result = ""
diff --git a/tools/niminst/buildbat.tmpl b/tools/niminst/buildbat.tmpl
index 2c6a2b5a80..2a8da144d2 100644
--- a/tools/niminst/buildbat.tmpl
+++ b/tools/niminst/buildbat.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
+#? stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
 #proc generateBuildBatchScript(c: ConfigData, winIndex, cpuIndex: int): string = 
 #  result = "@echo off\nREM Generated by niminst\n"
 SET CC=gcc
diff --git a/tools/niminst/buildsh.tmpl b/tools/niminst/buildsh.tmpl
index 52da351bee..463a1ad527 100644
--- a/tools/niminst/buildsh.tmpl
+++ b/tools/niminst/buildsh.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
+#? stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
 #proc generateBuildShellScript(c: ConfigData): string = 
 #  result = "#! /bin/sh\n# Generated from niminst\n" &
 #           "# Template is in tools/niminst/buildsh.tmpl\n" &
diff --git a/tools/niminst/deinstall.tmpl b/tools/niminst/deinstall.tmpl
index c4717a2579..7349abcb43 100644
--- a/tools/niminst/deinstall.tmpl
+++ b/tools/niminst/deinstall.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
+#? stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
 #proc generateDeinstallScript(c: ConfigData): string = 
 #  result = "#! /bin/sh\n# Generated by niminst\n"
 #  var proj = c.name.toLower
diff --git a/tools/niminst/inno.tmpl b/tools/niminst/inno.tmpl
index 4acf0557c8..ef2da8a755 100644
--- a/tools/niminst/inno.tmpl
+++ b/tools/niminst/inno.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl | standard
+#? stdtmpl | standard
 #proc generateInnoSetup(c: ConfigData): string =
 #  result = ""
 ; Default Template for NimInst
diff --git a/tools/niminst/install.tmpl b/tools/niminst/install.tmpl
index 3ec42c2874..14d88e07df 100644
--- a/tools/niminst/install.tmpl
+++ b/tools/niminst/install.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl(subsChar = '?') | standard
+#? stdtmpl(subsChar = '?') | standard
 #proc generateInstallScript(c: ConfigData): string = 
 #  result = "#! /bin/sh\n# Generated by niminst\n"
 #  var proj = c.name.toLower
diff --git a/tools/niminst/makefile.tmpl b/tools/niminst/makefile.tmpl
index 8ab3b89d15..6615ddc022 100644
--- a/tools/niminst/makefile.tmpl
+++ b/tools/niminst/makefile.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
+#? stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
 #proc generateMakefile(c: ConfigData): string = 
 #  result = "# Generated from niminst\n" &
 #           "# Template is in tools/niminst/makefile.tmpl\n" &
diff --git a/tools/niminst/nsis.tmpl b/tools/niminst/nsis.tmpl
index 843a8cf440..abf4623887 100644
--- a/tools/niminst/nsis.tmpl
+++ b/tools/niminst/nsis.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
+#? stdtmpl(subsChar='?') | standard
 #proc generateNsisSetup(c: ConfigData): string =
 #  result = "; NSIS script generated by niminst\n" &
 #           "; To regenerate run ``niminst nsis`` or ``koch nsis``\n"