diff --git a/docs/config/README.md b/docs/config/README.md
index 8b9d7aad..b7381ee7 100644
--- a/docs/config/README.md
+++ b/docs/config/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Many new configuration options will be available in coming releases.
 To get started configuring starship, create the following file: `~/.config/starship.toml`.
 
 ```sh
-$ mkdir -p ~/.config && touch ~/.config/starship.toml
+mkdir -p ~/.config && touch ~/.config/starship.toml
 ```
 
 All configuration for starship is done in this [TOML](https://github.com/toml-lang/toml) file: