diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 86d56b54..39aef0f1 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -820,9 +820,9 @@ variable will not work.
 For example, you can print informations on the current file in the status
 line using:
 
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-:echo %sh{ ls -l $kak_bufname }
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+:echo -- "%sh{ ls -l $kak_bufname }"
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 Markup strings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^