diff --git a/pages/common/xargs.md b/pages/common/xargs.md
index e22d2ad6bc..cbbe3cf704 100644
--- a/pages/common/xargs.md
+++ b/pages/common/xargs.md
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 `{{arguments}} | xargs {{command}}`
 
+- Specific example: delete all files that start with 'M':
+
+`find . -name 'M*' | xargs rm`
+
 - Handle whitespace in arguments:
 
 `{{arguments_null_terminated}} | xargs -0 {{command}}`
 
-- Delete all files that start with 'M':
-
-`find . -name 'M*' | xargs rm`
-
 - Insert arguments at chosen position, using '%' as the placeholder marker:
 
-`{{arguments}} | xargs -I % {{command}} % {{extra_arguments}}`
+`{{arguments}} | xargs -I '%' {{command}} % {{extra_arguments}}`