diff --git a/init/completions/cat.fish b/init/completions/cat.fish
index d20a2a9be..be52e9c36 100644
--- a/init/completions/cat.fish
+++ b/init/completions/cat.fish
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 complete -c cat -s A -l show-all -d (_ "Escape all non-printing characters")
 complete -c cat -s b -l number-nonblank -d (_ "Number nonblank lines")
 complete -c cat -s e -d (_ "Escape non-printing characters except tab")
-complete -c cat -s E -l show-ends -d (_ "Display $ at end of line")
+complete -c cat -s E -l show-ends -d (_ "Display \$ at end of line")
 complete -c cat -s n -l number -d (_ "Number all lines")
 complete -c cat -s s -l squeeze-blank -d (_ "Never more than single blank line")
 complete -c cat -s t -d (_ "Escape non-printing characters except newline")
diff --git a/init/completions/gcc.fish b/init/completions/gcc.fish
index d19cf251a..98074ae58 100644
--- a/init/completions/gcc.fish
+++ b/init/completions/gcc.fish
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ complete -c gcc -o fno-access-control -d (_ "Turn off access checking")
 complete -c gcc -o fcheck-new -d (_ "Check pointer returned by new")
 complete -c gcc -o fconserve-space -d (_ "Put globals in the common segment")
 complete -c gcc -o fno-const-strings -d (_ "String constants are not const")
-complete -c gcc -o fdollars-in-identifiers -d (_ "Accept $ in identifiers")
-complete -c gcc -o fno-dollars-in-identifiers -d (_ "Reject $ in identifiers")
+complete -c gcc -o fdollars-in-identifiers -d (_ "Accept \$ in identifiers")
+complete -c gcc -o fno-dollars-in-identifiers -d (_ "Reject \$ in identifiers")
 complete -c gcc -o fno-elide-constructors -d (_ "Do not omit unneeded temporarys")
 complete -c gcc -o fno-enforce-eh-specs -d (_ "Allow exception violations")
 complete -c gcc -o ffor-scope -d (_ "Do not extend for-loop scope")
diff --git a/init/completions/rpm.fish b/init/completions/rpm.fish
index ed7fe721d..aaf0e1333 100644
--- a/init/completions/rpm.fish
+++ b/init/completions/rpm.fish
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ complete $rpm_install -l excludepath -d (_ "Don't install files whose name begin
 complete $rpm_install -l excludedocs -d (_ "Don't install any files which are marked as documentation")
 complete $rpm_install -l force -d (_ 'Same as using --replacepkgs, --replacefiles, and --oldpackage')
 complete $rpm_install -s h -l hash -d (_ 'Print 50 hash marks as the package archive is unpacked')
-complete $rpm_install -l ignoresize -d (_ "Don't check for sufficient disk space before installation"
+complete $rpm_install -l ignoresize -d (_ "Don't check for sufficient disk space before installation")
 complete $rpm_install -l ignorearch -d (_ "Allow installation or upgrading even if the architectures of the binary package and host don't match")
 complete $rpm_install -l ignoreos -d (_ "Allow installation or upgrading even if the operating systems of the binary package and host don't match")
 complete $rpm_install -l includedocs -d (_ 'Install documentation files (default)')