diff --git a/pages/linux/kill.md b/pages/linux/kill.md
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 - List signal values and their corresponding names (to be used without the `SIG` prefix):
 
-`kill -{{L|-table}}`
+`kill {{-L|--table}}`
 
 - Terminate a background job: