diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/assertions_on_constants.rs b/clippy_lints/src/assertions_on_constants.rs
index 54ef63160..8d366034b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/assertions_on_constants.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/assertions_on_constants.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
-    /// assert!(false)
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// assert!(false);
     /// // or
-    /// assert!(true)
+    /// assert!(true);
     /// // or
     /// const B: bool = false;
-    /// assert!(B)
+    /// assert!(B);
     /// ```
     pub ASSERTIONS_ON_CONSTANTS,
     style,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/assign_ops.rs b/clippy_lints/src/assign_ops.rs
index bfa35d438..d0c72ba92 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/assign_ops.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/assign_ops.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// implementations that differ from the regular `Op` impl.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let mut a = 5;
     /// ...
     /// a = a + b;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// written as `a = a op a op b` as it's less confusing.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let mut a = 5;
     /// ...
     /// a += a + b;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs b/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
index 205b11b3b..f33febfa3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// done the measurement.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// #[inline(always)]
     /// fn not_quite_hot_code(..) { ... }
     /// ```
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// // Bad
     /// #[deny(dead_code)]
     /// extern crate foo;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
     /// #[deprecated(since = "forever")]
-    /// fn something_else(..) { ... }
+    /// fn something_else() { /* ... */ }
     /// ```
     pub DEPRECATED_SEMVER,
     correctness,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/bit_mask.rs b/clippy_lints/src/bit_mask.rs
index 7c5d24959..52af7e2d9 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/bit_mask.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/bit_mask.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if (x & 1 == 2) { … }
     /// ```
     pub BAD_BIT_MASK,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// uncommon).
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if (x | 1 > 3) { … }
     /// ```
     pub INEFFECTIVE_BIT_MASK,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** llvm generates better code for `x & 15 == 0` on x86
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// x & 0x1111 == 0
     /// ```
     pub VERBOSE_BIT_MASK,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/block_in_if_condition.rs b/clippy_lints/src/block_in_if_condition.rs
index 7c664866f..400a6a61a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/block_in_if_condition.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/block_in_if_condition.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
-    /// if { true } ..
+    /// if { true } { /* ... */ }
     /// ```
     pub BLOCK_IN_IF_CONDITION_EXPR,
     style,
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
-    /// if { let x = somefunc(); x } ..
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// if { let x = somefunc(); x } {}
     /// // or
-    /// if somefunc(|x| { x == 47 }) ..
+    /// if somefunc(|x| { x == 47 }) {}
     /// ```
     pub BLOCK_IN_IF_CONDITION_STMT,
     style,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/booleans.rs b/clippy_lints/src/booleans.rs
index 5d05caf3a..f7e015774 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/booleans.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/booleans.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// `&&`. Ignores `|`, `&` and `^`.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if a && true  // should be: if a
     /// if !(a == b)  // should be: if a != b
     /// ```
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** Ignores short circuiting behavior.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if a && b || a { ... }
     /// ```
     /// The `b` is unnecessary, the expression is equivalent to `if a`.
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs b/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
index e160008fa..1e369044d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// const FOO: &'static [(&'static str, &'static str, fn(&Bar) -> bool)] =
     /// &[...]
     /// ```
     /// This code can be rewritten as
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     ///  const FOO: &[(&str, &str, fn(&Bar) -> bool)] = &[...]
     /// ```
     pub CONST_STATIC_LIFETIME,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/copies.rs b/clippy_lints/src/copies.rs
index 603190458..c6fbb3825 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/copies.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/copies.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** Hopefully none.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if a == b {
     ///     …
     /// } else if a == b {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// Note that this lint ignores all conditions with a function call as it could
     /// have side effects:
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if foo() {
     ///     …
     /// } else if foo() { // not linted
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** Hopefully none.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let foo = if … {
     ///     42
     /// } else {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs b/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
index a00f7cfe2..2c77f8d37 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// default-generated `Hash` implementation with an explicitly defined
     /// `PartialEq`. In particular, the following must hold for any type:
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```text
     /// k1 == k2 ⇒ hash(k1) == hash(k2)
     /// ```
     ///
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// #[derive(Hash)]
     /// struct Foo;
     ///
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
index 08c523b03..67649b93a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let mut lock_guard = mutex.lock();
     /// std::mem::drop(&lock_guard) // Should have been drop(lock_guard), mutex
     /// // still locked
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs b/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
index 192668028..707fe93bd 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/enum_variants.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// // lib.rs
     /// mod foo;
     /// // foo.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/eq_op.rs b/clippy_lints/src/eq_op.rs
index 24b637114..44eba7a9f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/eq_op.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/eq_op.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// calls. We may introduce a whitelist of known pure functions in the future.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// x + 1 == x + 1
     /// ```
     pub EQ_OP,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// &x == y
     /// ```
     pub OP_REF,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/erasing_op.rs b/clippy_lints/src/erasing_op.rs
index 748673c96..247b3f678 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/erasing_op.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/erasing_op.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// 0 / x;
     /// 0 * x;
     /// x & 0
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs b/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
index cd3146cf1..3571540c6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// details.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// xs.map(|x| foo(x))
     /// ```
     /// where `foo(_)` is a plain function that takes the exact argument type of
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/indexing_slicing.rs b/clippy_lints/src/indexing_slicing.rs
index 90129d794..696ce74b0 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/indexing_slicing.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/indexing_slicing.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** Hopefully none.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # #![allow(const_err)]
     /// let x = [1, 2, 3, 4];
     ///
     /// // Bad
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/infinite_iter.rs b/clippy_lints/src/infinite_iter.rs
index bee28a4b7..1cee5348f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/infinite_iter.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/infinite_iter.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
-    /// repeat(1_u8).iter().collect::<Vec<_>>()
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// use std::iter;
+    ///
+    /// iter::repeat(1_u8).collect::<Vec<_>>();
     /// ```
     pub INFINITE_ITER,
     correctness,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/invalid_ref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/invalid_ref.rs
index 63011726b..9d269b911 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/invalid_ref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/invalid_ref.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
-    /// let bad_ref: &usize = std::mem::zeroed();
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// let bad_ref: &usize = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
     /// ```
     pub INVALID_REF,
     correctness,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs b/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
index c802b267d..cd7ae45c6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if x.len() == 0 {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// }
     /// ```
     /// instead use
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if x.is_empty() {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// impl X {
     ///     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
     ///         ..
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/literal_representation.rs b/clippy_lints/src/literal_representation.rs
index 92cc288ab..7df8cbe95 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/literal_representation.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/literal_representation.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Example:**
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// 61864918973511
+    /// let x: u64 = 61864918973511;
     /// ```
     pub UNREADABLE_LITERAL,
     style,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Example:**
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// 2_32
+    /// 2_32;
     /// ```
     pub MISTYPED_LITERAL_SUFFIXES,
     correctness,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Example:**
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// 618_64_9189_73_511
+    /// let x: u64 = 618_64_9189_73_511;
     /// ```
     pub INCONSISTENT_DIGIT_GROUPING,
     style,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Example:**
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// 6186491_8973511
+    /// let x: u64 = 6186491_8973511;
     /// ```
     pub LARGE_DIGIT_GROUPS,
     pedantic,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
index 35d9bf387..2cde33372 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for i in 0..src.len() {
     ///     dst[i + 64] = src[i];
     /// }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for i in 0..vec.len() {
     ///     println!("{}", vec[i]);
     /// }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// types.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// // with `y` a `Vec` or slice:
     /// for x in y.iter() {
     ///     ..
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// // with `y` a `Vec` or slice:
     /// for x in y.into_iter() {
     ///     ..
     /// }
     /// ```
     /// can be rewritten to
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for x in y {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for x in y.next() {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for x in option {
     ///     ..
     /// }
     /// ```
     ///
     /// This should be
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if let Some(x) = option {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for x in result {
     ///     ..
     /// }
     /// ```
     ///
     /// This should be
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if let Ok(x) = result {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// vec.iter().map(|x| /* some operation returning () */).collect::<Vec<_>>();
     /// ```
     pub UNUSED_COLLECT,
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// None
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let len = iterator.collect::<Vec<_>>().len();
     /// // should be
     /// let len = iterator.count();
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// paths through the program, which would be complex and error-prone.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for x in 5..10 - 5 {
     ///     ..
     /// } // oops, stray `-`
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for i in 0..v.len() { foo(v[i]);
     /// for i in 0..v.len() { bar(i, v[i]); }
     /// ```
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```no_run
     /// loop {}
     /// ```
     pub EMPTY_LOOP,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// while let Some(val) = iter() {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for (k, _) in &map {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// could be replaced by
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for k in map.keys() {
     ///     ..
     /// }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/matches.rs b/clippy_lints/src/matches.rs
index 101a31e30..2fc3a4fd5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/matches.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/matches.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// match x {
     ///     Some(ref foo) => bar(foo),
     ///     _ => (),
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// Using `if let` with `else`:
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if let Some(ref foo) = x {
     ///     bar(foo);
     /// } else {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// match x {
     ///     &A(ref y) => foo(y),
     ///     &B => bar(),
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let condition: bool = true;
     /// match condition {
     ///     true => foo(),
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// }
     /// ```
     /// Use if/else instead:
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let condition: bool = true;
     /// if condition {
     ///     foo();
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
-    /// let x: Result(i32, &str) = Ok(3);
+    /// let x: Result<i32, &str> = Ok(3);
     /// match x {
     ///     Ok(_) => println!("ok"),
     ///     Err(_) => panic!("err"),
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/mem_discriminant.rs b/clippy_lints/src/mem_discriminant.rs
index 17a913164..d263d808a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/mem_discriminant.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/mem_discriminant.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
+    /// use std::mem;
+    ///
     /// mem::discriminant(&"hello");
     /// mem::discriminant(&&Some(2));
     /// ```
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/mem_replace.rs b/clippy_lints/src/mem_replace.rs
index 4d0fae2ac..60193618a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/mem_replace.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/mem_replace.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
+    /// use std::mem;
+    ///
     /// let mut an_option = Some(0);
     /// let replaced = mem::replace(&mut an_option, None);
     /// ```
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index 75865f912..5ffdced71 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// struct X;
     /// impl X {
     ///     fn add(&self, other: &X) -> X {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// impl X {
     ///     fn as_str(self) -> &str {
     ///         ..
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** The error type needs to implement `Debug`
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// x.ok().expect("why did I do this again?")
     /// ```
     pub OK_EXPECT,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** The order of the arguments is not in execution order.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// opt.map_or(None, |a| a + 1)
     /// ```
     pub OPTION_MAP_OR_NONE,
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// impl Foo {
     ///     fn new(..) -> NotAFoo {
     ///     }
@@ -568,13 +568,13 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
-    /// let some_vec = vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
+    /// let mut some_vec = vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
     /// let last = some_vec.get(3).unwrap();
     /// *some_vec.get_mut(0).unwrap() = 1;
     /// ```
     /// The correct use would be:
     /// ```rust
-    /// let some_vec = vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
+    /// let mut some_vec = vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
     /// let last = some_vec[3];
     /// some_vec[0] = 1;
     /// ```
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// let def = String::from("def");
     /// let mut s = String::new();
     /// s.push_str(abc);
-    /// s.push_str(&def));
+    /// s.push_str(&def);
     /// ```
     pub STRING_EXTEND_CHARS,
     style,
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// name.chars().last() == Some('_') || name.chars().next_back() == Some('-')
     /// ```
     pub CHARS_LAST_CMP,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs b/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
index 22bc25094..47f4f5fcf 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// min(0, max(100, x))
     /// ```
     /// It will always be equal to `0`. Probably the author meant to clamp the value
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
index 34e276dcc..f62d723e6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// dereferences, e.g. changing `*x` to `x` within the function.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// fn foo(ref x: u8) -> bool {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// x == NAN
     /// ```
     pub CMP_NAN,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// y == 1.23f64
     /// y != x  // where both are floats
     /// ```
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// x % 1
     /// ```
     pub MODULO_ONE,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// match v {
     ///     Some(x) => (),
     ///     y @ _ => (), // easier written as `y`,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// 0 as *const u32
     /// ```
     pub ZERO_PTR,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/misc_early.rs b/clippy_lints/src/misc_early.rs
index e52232606..e42f0bfae 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/misc_early.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/misc_early.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let { a: _, b: ref b, c: _ } = ..
     /// ```
     pub UNNEEDED_FIELD_PATTERN,
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
+    /// let mut x = 3;
     /// --x;
     /// ```
     pub DOUBLE_NEG,
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// impl<u32> Foo<u32> {
     ///     fn impl_func(&self) -> u32 {
     ///         42
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/mut_reference.rs b/clippy_lints/src/mut_reference.rs
index 69f41e235..136fb8b55 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/mut_reference.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/mut_reference.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// my_vec.push(&mut value)
     /// ```
     pub UNNECESSARY_MUT_PASSED,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/neg_multiply.rs b/clippy_lints/src/neg_multiply.rs
index dde998a9a..757a3cb6c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/neg_multiply.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/neg_multiply.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** This only catches integers (for now).
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// x * -1
     /// ```
     pub NEG_MULTIPLY,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/new_without_default.rs b/clippy_lints/src/new_without_default.rs
index 127438da9..701cfe205 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/new_without_default.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/new_without_default.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// struct Foo(Bar);
     ///
     /// impl Foo {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// Instead, use:
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// struct Foo(Bar);
     ///
     /// impl Default for Foo {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs b/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
index 9bb3a1d3d..7bdeec0a5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None?
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let checked_exp = something;
     /// let checked_expr = something_else;
     /// ```
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None?
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) = (...);
     /// ```
     pub MANY_SINGLE_CHAR_NAMES,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/ok_if_let.rs b/clippy_lints/src/ok_if_let.rs
index b82d0372b..11c392b58 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/ok_if_let.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/ok_if_let.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for result in iter {
     ///     if let Some(bench) = try!(result).parse().ok() {
     ///         vec.push(bench)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ```
     /// Could be written:
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for result in iter {
     ///     if let Ok(bench) = try!(result).parse() {
     ///         vec.push(bench)
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/open_options.rs b/clippy_lints/src/open_options.rs
index 65257973b..43c7f3884 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/open_options.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/open_options.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
-    /// OpenOptions::new().read(true).truncate(true)
+    /// use std::fs::OpenOptions;
+    ///
+    /// OpenOptions::new().read(true).truncate(true);
     /// ```
     pub NONSENSICAL_OPEN_OPTIONS,
     correctness,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/panic_unimplemented.rs b/clippy_lints/src/panic_unimplemented.rs
index bd73f5a05..6d1e6d0c6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/panic_unimplemented.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/panic_unimplemented.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```no_run
     /// panic!("This `panic!` is probably missing a parameter there: {}");
     /// ```
     pub PANIC_PARAMS,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```no_run
     /// unimplemented!();
     /// ```
     pub UNIMPLEMENTED,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs b/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
index 68fb5b0b2..331f4216d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// function before applying the lint suggestions in this case.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// fn foo(&Vec<u32>) { .. }
     /// ```
     pub PTR_ARG,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if x == ptr::null {
     ///     ..
     /// }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// case is unlikely anyway.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// fn foo(&Foo) -> &mut Bar { .. }
     /// ```
     pub MUT_FROM_REF,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/question_mark.rs b/clippy_lints/src/question_mark.rs
index 13ae2c29b..762401098 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/question_mark.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/question_mark.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if option.is_none() {
     ///     return None;
     /// }
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// Could be written:
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// option?;
     /// ```
     pub QUESTION_MARK,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/ranges.rs b/clippy_lints/src/ranges.rs
index 353b1700b..928f209fc 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/ranges.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/ranges.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// for x in (5..5).step_by(0) {
     ///     ..
     /// }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_field_names.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_field_names.rs
index d05560653..7e53035d9 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_field_names.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_field_names.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///     bar: u8,
     /// }
     ///
-    /// let foo = Foo{ bar: bar }
+    /// let foo = Foo { bar: bar };
     /// ```
     /// the last line can be simplified to
-    /// ```rust
-    /// let foo = Foo{ bar }
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// let foo = Foo { bar };
     /// ```
     pub REDUNDANT_FIELD_NAMES,
     style,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/regex.rs b/clippy_lints/src/regex.rs
index a87525687..65b8f7c62 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/regex.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/regex.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// Regex::new("|")
     /// ```
     pub INVALID_REGEX,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// Regex::new("^foobar")
     /// ```
     pub TRIVIAL_REGEX,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// regex!("foo|bar")
     /// ```
     pub REGEX_MACRO,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs b/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs
index 2ea4b8daf..789ce8948 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
-    /// fn foo(x: usize) {
+    /// fn foo(x: usize) -> usize {
     ///     return x;
     /// }
     /// ```
     /// simplify to
     /// ```rust
-    /// fn foo(x: usize) {
+    /// fn foo(x: usize) -> usize {
     ///     x
     /// }
     /// ```
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/suspicious_trait_impl.rs b/clippy_lints/src/suspicious_trait_impl.rs
index cb7fc0fee..0b242d614 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/suspicious_trait_impl.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/suspicious_trait_impl.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// impl Add for Foo {
     ///     type Output = Foo;
     ///
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// impl AddAssign for Foo {
     ///     fn add_assign(&mut self, other: Foo) {
     ///         *self = *self - other;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/transmute.rs b/clippy_lints/src/transmute.rs
index aa4f808ee..13226793e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/transmute.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/transmute.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// sized objects in `extradata` arguments to save an allocation.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// let ptr: *const T = core::intrinsics::transmute('x')
     /// ```
     pub WRONG_TRANSMUTE,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
index 3b057081c..9071d6b77 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// if {
     ///     foo();
     /// } == {
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// }
     /// ```
     /// is equal to
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// {
     ///     foo();
     ///     bar();
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Example**
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// // Bad
     /// fn fun() -> i32 {}
     /// let a = fun as i64;
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// like `#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")] ..` instead.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// vec.len() <= 0
     /// 100 > std::i32::MAX
     /// ```
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// pieces of code, possibly including external crates.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// impl<K: Hash + Eq, V> Serialize for HashMap<K, V> { ... }
     ///
     /// pub foo(map: &mut HashMap<i32, i32>) { .. }
@@ -2302,7 +2302,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// fn x(r: &i32) {
     ///     unsafe {
     ///         *(r as *const _ as *mut _) += 1;
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// Instead consider using interior mutability types.
     ///
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// fn x(r: &UnsafeCell<i32>) {
     ///     unsafe {
     ///         *r.get() += 1;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/write.rs b/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
index e433bd69c..236875f0a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// print!("Hello {}!\n", name);
     /// ```
     /// use println!() instead
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// println!("Hello {}!", name);
     /// ```
     pub PRINT_WITH_NEWLINE,
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
-    /// writeln!("");
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// writeln!(buf, "");
     /// ```
     pub WRITELN_EMPTY_STRING,
     style,
-    "using `writeln!(\"\")` with an empty string"
+    "using `writeln!(buf, \"\")` with an empty string"
 }
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** None.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// write!(buf, "Hello {}!\n", name);
     /// ```
     pub WRITE_WITH_NEWLINE,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// -- e.g., `writeln!(buf, "{}", env!("FOO"))`.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
-    /// ```rust
+    /// ```ignore
     /// writeln!(buf, "{}", "foo");
     /// ```
     pub WRITE_LITERAL,