diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 2eabbc8f7cf..f14319a7403 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ EXAMPLES
 and its subdirectories:
 +
 ------------
-$ git add Documentation/\\*.txt
+$ git add Documentation/\*.txt
 ------------
 +
 Note that the asterisk `\*` is quoted from the shell in this