diff --git a/docs/content/quick-start.rst b/docs/content/quick-start.rst
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--- a/docs/content/quick-start.rst
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Report those entries in A that overlap NO entries in B. Like "grep -v"
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  bedtools intersect  -a reads.bed -b genes.bed
+  bedtools intersect  -a reads.bed -b genes.bed -v
 
 
 Read BED A from STDIN. Useful for stringing together commands. For example, 
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ Merge nearby repetitive elements into a single entry, so long as they are within
 
 
 
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+