diff --git a/pages/common/basename.md b/pages/common/basename.md
index 6019ccf56f1d44..85972883983318 100644
--- a/pages/common/basename.md
+++ b/pages/common/basename.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 - Show only the rightmost directory name from a path:
 
-`basename {{path/to/directory/}}`
+`basename {{path/to/directory}}`
 
 - Show only the file name from a path, with a suffix removed: