diff --git a/pages/common/xargs.md b/pages/common/xargs.md
index 5a6922008..da7d48932 100644
--- a/pages/common/xargs.md
+++ b/pages/common/xargs.md
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 
 - Delete all files that start with 'M':
 
-`ls M* | xargs rm`
+`find -name 'M*' | xargs rm`