diff --git a/lib/rdoc/.document b/lib/rdoc/.document
index 41333c6411..6b5e1b21a5 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/.document
+++ b/lib/rdoc/.document
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *.rb
+parser
diff --git a/lib/rdoc/parser/c.rb b/lib/rdoc/parser/c.rb
index 43a5df9126..e2283088cc 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/parser/c.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/parser/c.rb
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ require 'tsort'
 # [Document-variable: +name+]
 #   Documentation for the named +rb_define_variable+
 #
-# [Document-method: +method_name+]
+# [Document-method\: +method_name+]
 #   Documentation for the named method.  Use this when the method name is
 #   unambiguous.
 #
-# [Document-method: <tt>ClassName::method_name</tt>]
+# [Document-method\: <tt>ClassName::method_name</tt>]
 #   Documentation for a singleton method in the given class.  Use this when
 #   the method name alone is ambiguous.
 #
-# [Document-method: <tt>ClassName#method_name</tt>]
+# [Document-method\: <tt>ClassName#method_name</tt>]
 #   Documentation for a instance method in the given class.  Use this when the
 #   method name alone is ambiguous.
 #