diff --git a/doc/owncloudcmd.rst b/doc/owncloudcmd.rst
index bd707ed13..794b74089 100644
--- a/doc/owncloudcmd.rst
+++ b/doc/owncloudcmd.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ If no client is configured, or if you choose to use a different user to synchron
 you can specify the user
 password setting with the usual URL pattern.  For example::
 
-  $ owncloudcmd / https://carla:secret@server/owncloud/remote.php/webdav/
+  $ owncloudcmd /home/user/my_sync_folder https://carla:secret@server/owncloud/remote.php/webdav/
 
 To synchronize the ownCloud directory ``Music`` to the local directory
 ``media/music``, through a proxy listening on port ``8080``, and on a gateway