diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 253efeed1b..3ebb700797 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ footer: MIT Licensed | Copyright © 2018-present Evan You
 npm install -g vuepress
 
 # create a markdown file
-echo "# Hello VuePress" > README.md
+echo # Hello VuePress > README.md
 
 # start writing
 vuepress dev
diff --git a/docs/guide/getting-started.md b/docs/guide/getting-started.md
index 70298b81dc..3ee5e57d72 100644
--- a/docs/guide/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/guide/getting-started.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ If you just want to play around with VuePress, you can install it globally:
 npm install -g vuepress
 
 # create a markdown file
-echo "# Hello VuePress" > README.md
+echo # Hello VuePress > README.md
 
 # start writing
 vuepress dev
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ npm install -D vuepress
 # create a docs directory
 mkdir docs
 # create a markdown file
-echo "# Hello VuePress!" > docs/README.md
+echo # Hello VuePress > docs/README.md
 
 # start writing
 npx vuepress dev docs