diff --git a/base/cmd.jl b/base/cmd.jl
index 84ec52f865e98..b46c8293cdf3c 100644
--- a/base/cmd.jl
+++ b/base/cmd.jl
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ end
 """
     @cmd str
 
-Similar to `cmd`, generate a `Cmd` from the `str` string which represents the shell command(s) to be executed.
+Similar to ``` `str` ```, generate a `Cmd` from the `str` string which represents the shell command(s) to be executed.
 The [`Cmd`](@ref) object can be run as a process and can outlive the spawning julia process (see `Cmd` for more).
 
 # Examples