diff --git a/pages/common/grep.md b/pages/common/grep.md
index eb774e877f..e7b0b5f662 100644
--- a/pages/common/grep.md
+++ b/pages/common/grep.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 - Print 3 lines of [C]ontext around, [B]efore or [A]fter each match:
 
-`grep --{{context|before-context|after-context}} 3 "{{search_pattern}}" {{path/to/file}}`
+`grep {{--context|--before-context|--after-context}} 3 "{{search_pattern}}" {{path/to/file}}`
 
 - Print file name and line number for each match with color output: