diff --git a/src/find/matchers/logical_matchers.rs b/src/find/matchers/logical_matchers.rs
index 6f04b34..4530154 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/logical_matchers.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/logical_matchers.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ impl Matcher for AndMatcher {
     /// place. If the nth sub-matcher returns false, then we immediately return
     /// and don't make any further calls.
     fn matches(&self, dir_entry: &DirEntry, matcher_io: &mut MatcherIO) -> bool {
-        self.submatchers.iter().all(|ref x| x.matches(dir_entry, matcher_io))
+        self.submatchers.iter().all(|x| x.matches(dir_entry, matcher_io))
     }
 
     fn has_side_effects(&self) -> bool {
-        self.submatchers.iter().any(|ref x| x.has_side_effects())
+        self.submatchers.iter().any(|x| x.has_side_effects())
     }
 }
 
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ impl Matcher for OrMatcher {
     /// place. If the nth sub-matcher returns true, then we immediately return
     /// and don't make any further calls.
     fn matches(&self, dir_entry: &DirEntry, matcher_io: &mut MatcherIO) -> bool {
-        self.submatchers.iter().any(|ref x| x.matches(dir_entry, matcher_io))
+        self.submatchers.iter().any(|x| x.matches(dir_entry, matcher_io))
     }
 
     fn has_side_effects(&self) -> bool {
-        self.submatchers.iter().any(|ref x| x.has_side_effects())
+        self.submatchers.iter().any(|x| x.has_side_effects())
     }
 }
 
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ impl OrMatcherBuilder {
 
 
 /// This matcher contains a collection of other matchers. In contrast to
-/// OrMatcher and AndMatcher, all the submatcher objects are called regardless
-/// of the results of previous submatchers. This is primarily used for
-/// submatchers with side-effects. For such sub-matchers the side effects occur
-/// in the same order as the sub-matchers were pushed into the collection.
+/// `OrMatcher` and `AndMatcher`, all the submatcher objects are called
+/// regardless of the results of previous submatchers. This is primarily used
+/// for submatchers with side-effects. For such sub-matchers the side effects
+/// occur in the same order as the sub-matchers were pushed into the collection.
 pub struct ListMatcher {
     submatchers: Vec<Box<Matcher>>,
 }
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ impl Matcher for ListMatcher {
     /// Returns the result of the call to the final submatcher
     fn matches(&self, dir_entry: &DirEntry, matcher_io: &mut MatcherIO) -> bool {
         let mut rc = false;
-        for ref matcher in &self.submatchers {
+        for matcher in &self.submatchers {
             rc = matcher.matches(dir_entry, matcher_io);
         }
         rc
     }
 
     fn has_side_effects(&self) -> bool {
-        self.submatchers.iter().any(|ref x| x.has_side_effects())
+        self.submatchers.iter().any(|x| x.has_side_effects())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/find/matchers/mod.rs b/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
index 8a88b26..288e767 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl ComparableValue {
 }
 
 
-/// Builds a single AndMatcher containing the Matcher objects corresponding
+/// Builds a single `AndMatcher` containing the Matcher objects corresponding
 /// to the passed in predicate arguments.
 pub fn build_top_level_matcher(args: &[&str],
                                config: &mut Config)
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ pub fn build_top_level_matcher(args: &[&str],
     Ok(top_level_matcher)
 }
 
-/// Helper function for build_matcher_tree
+/// Helper function for `build_matcher_tree`.
 fn are_more_expressions(args: &[&str], index: usize) -> bool {
     (index < args.len() - 1) && args[index + 1] != ")"
 }
 
 fn convert_arg_to_number(option_name: &str, value_as_string: &str) -> Result<usize, Box<Error>> {
-    return match value_as_string.parse::<usize>() {
+    match value_as_string.parse::<usize>() {
         Ok(val) => Ok(val),
         _ => {
             Err(From::from(format!("Expected a positive decimal integer argument to {}, but got \
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn convert_arg_to_number(option_name: &str, value_as_string: &str) -> Result<usi
                                    option_name,
                                    value_as_string)))
         }
-    };
+    }
 }
 
 fn convert_arg_to_comparable_value(option_name: &str,
diff --git a/src/find/matchers/name.rs b/src/find/matchers/name.rs
index eba2f07..a3840c5 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/name.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/name.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use walkdir::DirEntry;
 use find::matchers::{Matcher, MatcherIO};
 
 /// This matcher makes a case-sensitive comparison of the name against a
-/// shell wildcard pattern. See glob::Pattern for details on the exact
+/// shell wildcard pattern. See `glob::Pattern` for details on the exact
 /// syntax.
 pub struct NameMatcher {
     pattern: Pattern,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl NameMatcher {
 
 impl Matcher for NameMatcher {
     fn matches(&self, file_info: &DirEntry, _: &mut MatcherIO) -> bool {
-        return self.pattern.matches(file_info.file_name().to_string_lossy().as_ref());
+        self.pattern.matches(file_info.file_name().to_string_lossy().as_ref())
     }
 
     fn has_side_effects(&self) -> bool {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl Matcher for NameMatcher {
 }
 
 /// This matcher makes a case-insensitive comparison of the name against a
-/// shell wildcard pattern. See glob::Pattern for details on the exact
+/// shell wildcard pattern. See `glob::Pattern` for details on the exact
 /// syntax.
 pub struct CaselessNameMatcher {
     pattern: Pattern,
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ impl CaselessNameMatcher {
 
 impl super::Matcher for CaselessNameMatcher {
     fn matches(&self, file_info: &DirEntry, _: &mut MatcherIO) -> bool {
-        return self.pattern
-            .matches(file_info.file_name().to_string_lossy().to_lowercase().as_ref());
+        self.pattern
+            .matches(file_info.file_name().to_string_lossy().to_lowercase().as_ref())
     }
 
     fn has_side_effects(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/find/matchers/prune.rs b/src/find/matchers/prune.rs
index de2e8ab..f740779 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/prune.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/prune.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl PruneMatcher {
 impl Matcher for PruneMatcher {
     fn matches(&self, _: &DirEntry, matcher_io: &mut MatcherIO) -> bool {
         matcher_io.mark_current_dir_to_be_skipped();
-        return true;
+        true
     }
 
     fn has_side_effects(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/find/mod.rs b/src/find/mod.rs
index a355a2c..b8a421c 100644
--- a/src/find/mod.rs
+++ b/src/find/mod.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct ParsedInfo {
     config: Config,
 }
 
-/// Function to generate a ParsedInfo from the strings supplied on the command-line.
+/// Function to generate a `ParsedInfo` from the strings supplied on the command-line.
 fn parse_args(args: &[&str]) -> Result<ParsedInfo, Box<Error>> {
     let mut paths = vec![];
     let mut i = 0;