diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index 742281d4..89984ef5 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ for details. In short, you need to:
 ```
 [regex:foo]
 regex=foo(bar)?
-launch=path-to-script-or-application {match}
+launch=path-to-script-or-application ${match}
 
 [key-bindings]
 regex-launch=[foo] Control+Shift+q
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ e.g. *search-start=none*.
 	```
 	[regex:foo]
 	regex=foo(bar)?
-	launch=path-to-script-or-application {match}
+	launch=path-to-script-or-application ${match}
 	
 	[key-bindings]
 	regex-launch=[foo] Control+Shift+q
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index a9a790ac..2489887f 100644
--- a/foot.ini
+++ b/foot.ini
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 # [regex:your-fancy-name]
 # regex=<a POSIX-Extended Regular Expression>
-# launch=<path to script or application> {match}
+# launch=<path to script or application> ${match}
 #
 # [key-bindings]
 # regex-launch=[your-fancy-name] Control+Shift+q