diff --git a/pages/common/rsync.md b/pages/common/rsync.md
index e1ec605324..69605fcf07 100644
--- a/pages/common/rsync.md
+++ b/pages/common/rsync.md
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 
 `rsync -r mike@devbox:~/projects/cakeStore /Users/mike/devProjects/`
 
-- transfer directory over SSH and show progress 
+- transfer file over SSH and show progress 
 
-`rsync -azer ssh --progress {{remote_host_name}}:{{remote_directory}} {{local_directory}}`
+`rsync -e ssh --progress {{remote_host_name}}:{{remote_file}} {{local_file}}`