diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 1f1b19996b..d0b279b829 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ EXAMPLES
 and its subdirectories:
 +
 ------------
-$ git add Documentation/\\*.txt
+$ git add Documentation/\*.txt
 ------------
 +
 Note that the asterisk `\*` is quoted from the shell in this