diff --git a/docs/content/quick-start.rst b/docs/content/quick-start.rst
index 7443ce92bf72fbab3ee9d083d67410f824858a17..7f73fa01337f34e71ce97d1d45df426b4dbb569d 100755
--- a/docs/content/quick-start.rst
+++ b/docs/content/quick-start.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ find genes that overlap LINEs but not SINEs.
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   bedtools intersect -a genes.bed -b LINES.bed | \
-    bedtools intersect -a stdin -b SINEs.bed
+    bedtools intersect -a stdin -b SINEs.bed -v
 
 
 Find the closest ALU to each gene.
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ Merge nearby repetitive elements into a single entry, so long as they are within
 
 
 
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