diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93c76288..da4a0cc7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ make use of this feature. `$dir` defaults to `.` when the last token is not a
 valid directory. Example:
 
 ```sh
-set -l FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND "command find -L \$dir -type f 2> /dev/null | sed '1d; s#^\./##'"
+set -g FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND "command find -L \$dir -type f 2> /dev/null | sed '1d; s#^\./##'"
 ```
 
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