diff --git a/doc/foot.1.scd b/doc/foot.1.scd
index 86975464..f5d1686b 100644
--- a/doc/foot.1.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.1.scd
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ will start a new terminal window with your default shell.
 You can override the default shell by appending a custom command to
 the foot command line
 
-	*foot sh -c "echo hello world && sleep 5"*
+	*foot htop*
 
 # OPTIONS