diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Enable basic auth in the env file, by uncommenting the following line:
 
 `abra app run <backupbot_name> app -- backup download --snapshot <snapshot_id> --path <absolute_path>`
 
-extract the <path> from the output of the first command and use in the second.
+extract the `path` from the output of the first command and use in the second.
 
 `abra app cp <backupbot_name> app:<path> .`