diff --git a/docs/about/index.rst b/docs/about/index.rst
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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+----------
 About QEMU
-==========
+----------
 
 QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
 
diff --git a/docs/devel/index.rst b/docs/devel/index.rst
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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+---------------------
 Developer Information
-=====================
+---------------------
 
 This section of the manual documents various parts of the internals of QEMU.
 You only need to read it if you are interested in reading or
diff --git a/docs/interop/index.rst b/docs/interop/index.rst
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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+------------------------------------------------
 System Emulation Management and Interoperability
-================================================
+------------------------------------------------
 
 This section of the manual contains documents and specifications that
 are useful for making QEMU interoperate with other software.
diff --git a/docs/specs/index.rst b/docs/specs/index.rst
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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+----------------------------------------------
 System Emulation Guest Hardware Specifications
-==============================================
+----------------------------------------------
 
 This section of the manual contains specifications of
 guest hardware that is specific to QEMU.
diff --git a/docs/system/index.rst b/docs/system/index.rst
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+++ b/docs/system/index.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+----------------
 System Emulation
-================
+----------------
 
 This section of the manual is the overall guide for users using QEMU
 for full system emulation (as opposed to user-mode emulation).
diff --git a/docs/tools/index.rst b/docs/tools/index.rst
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+++ b/docs/tools/index.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+-----
 Tools
-=====
+-----
 
 This section of the manual documents QEMU's "tools": its
 command line utilities and other standalone programs.
diff --git a/docs/user/index.rst b/docs/user/index.rst
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+-------------------
 User Mode Emulation
-===================
+-------------------
 
 This section of the manual is the overall guide for users using QEMU
 for user-mode emulation.  In this mode, QEMU can launch