diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 2b294b1..26028b2 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ A couple of variables can be editer by the user in order to configure
       ("~/code/C" . "h"))
   #+end_src
   This specific example will recursively search for all ~.org~ files in
-  ~~/org~, all ~.html~ files in ~/tmp~, and all ~.h~ files in ~~/code/C~.
+  =~/org=, all ~.html~ files in ~/tmp~, and all ~.h~ files in =~/code/C=.
 
 * Upcoming changes
 Plans exist to customize the maximum depth at which ~find~ and ~fd~ are to