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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/escript.xml b/erts/doc/src/escript.xml
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@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
<p><c>escript</c> runs a script written in Erlang.</p>
<p>Here follows an example.</p>
<pre>
+$ <input>chmod u+x factorial</input>
$ <input>cat factorial</input>
#!/usr/bin/env escript
%% -*- erlang -*-
@@ -66,12 +67,13 @@ usage() ->
fac(0) -> 1;
fac(N) -> N * fac(N-1).
-$ <input>factorial 5</input>
+$ <input>./factorial 5</input>
factorial 5 = 120
-$ <input>factorial</input>
+$ <input>./factorial</input>
usage: factorial integer
-$ <input>factorial five</input>
-usage: factorial integer </pre>
+$ <input>./factorial five</input>
+usage: factorial integer
+ </pre>
<p>The header of the Erlang script in the example differs from
a normal Erlang module. The first line is intended to be the
interpreter line, which invokes <c>escript</c>. However if you