diff --git a/content/docs/user-guide/dvcignore.md b/content/docs/user-guide/dvcignore.md
index 22f8e0c1bb..49d29a5fee 100644
--- a/content/docs/user-guide/dvcignore.md
+++ b/content/docs/user-guide/dvcignore.md
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Note that both data files are displayed as modified. Create a `.dvcignore` file
 and insert pattern matching one of the files:
 
 ```dvc
-$ echo dir1/* >> .dvcignore
+$ echo 'dir1/*' >> .dvcignore
 ```
 
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