diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 6d32c491a5..644bf126fb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Make a local clone that borrows from the current directory, without checking thi
 +
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 $ git clone -l -s -n . ../copy
-$ cd copy
+$ cd ../copy
 $ git show-branch
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