diff --git a/doc/examples/basicauthentication.c b/doc/examples/basicauthentication.c
index 81a59ac0..407738be 100644
--- a/doc/examples/basicauthentication.c
+++ b/doc/examples/basicauthentication.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ main ()
   if (NULL == daemon)
     return 1;
 
-  getchar ();
+  (void) getchar ();
 
   MHD_stop_daemon (daemon);
   return 0;
diff --git a/doc/examples/hellobrowser.c b/doc/examples/hellobrowser.c
index baf049c5..df38e72b 100644
--- a/doc/examples/hellobrowser.c
+++ b/doc/examples/hellobrowser.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ answer_to_connection (void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *connection,
   return ret;
 }
 
+
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ main ()
   if (NULL == daemon)
     return 1;
 
-  getchar ();
+  (void) getchar ();
 
   MHD_stop_daemon (daemon);
   return 0;
diff --git a/doc/examples/largepost.c b/doc/examples/largepost.c
index 64d1e3f9..0b9de2d5 100644
--- a/doc/examples/largepost.c
+++ b/doc/examples/largepost.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ main ()
                              NULL, MHD_OPTION_END);
   if (NULL == daemon)
     return 1;
-  getchar ();
+  (void) getchar ();
   MHD_stop_daemon (daemon);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/doc/examples/logging.c b/doc/examples/logging.c
index 27545231..c896a7dd 100644
--- a/doc/examples/logging.c
+++ b/doc/examples/logging.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ print_out_key (void *cls, enum MHD_ValueKind kind, const char *key,
   return MHD_YES;
 }
 
+
 static int
 answer_to_connection (void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *connection,
                       const char *url, const char *method,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ answer_to_connection (void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *connection,
   return MHD_NO;
 }
 
+
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ main ()
   if (NULL == daemon)
     return 1;
 
-  getchar ();
+  (void) getchar ();
 
   MHD_stop_daemon (daemon);
   return 0;
diff --git a/doc/examples/responseheaders.c b/doc/examples/responseheaders.c
index a56ccb21..ef6b7c45 100644
--- a/doc/examples/responseheaders.c
+++ b/doc/examples/responseheaders.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ main ()
   if (NULL == daemon)
     return 1;
 
-  getchar ();
+  (void) getchar ();
 
   MHD_stop_daemon (daemon);
 
diff --git a/doc/examples/simplepost.c b/doc/examples/simplepost.c
index 11c8af54..c623cba2 100644
--- a/doc/examples/simplepost.c
+++ b/doc/examples/simplepost.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ main ()
   if (NULL == daemon)
     return 1;
 
-  getchar ();
+  (void) getchar ();
 
   MHD_stop_daemon (daemon);