diff --git a/basics.html b/basics.html
index 578f09a3ead4fe75633fe8b4e3df10b0d62a3224..f1780432997c39669a686ad2253a3d35d0879871 100644
--- a/basics.html
+++ b/basics.html
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
               'log --graph --decorate --oneline --all'
 
             # show config
-            git config --global --list
+            git config --list [--global]
             ```
 
             notes: