diff --git a/docs/syncing-files.md b/docs/syncing-files.md
index 212a656135..3eb3ecef02 100644
--- a/docs/syncing-files.md
+++ b/docs/syncing-files.md
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
 
 As soon as a VM is created, minikube will populate the root filesystem with any files stored in $MINIKUBE_HOME (~/.minikube/files).
 
-For example, running the following commands will result in /etc/OMG existing within the VM:
+For example, running the following commands will result in `/etc/OMG` being added with the contents of `hello` into the minikube VM:
+
 
 ```
 mkdir -p ~/.minikube/files/etc
-touch ~/.minikube/files/etc/OMG
+echo hello > ~/.minikube/files/etc/OMG
 minikube start
 ```
 
 This method of file synchronization can be useful for adding configuration files for apiserver, or adding HTTPS certificates.
-
-