diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 71b514553..5955acaed 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ values, like keys, without needing an extra parser.
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-	$ sops -d ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml --extract '["app2"]["key"]'
+	$ sops -d --extract '["app2"]["key"]' ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml
 	-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
 	MIIBPAIBAAJBAPTMNIyHuZtpLYc7VsHQtwOkWYobkUblmHWRmbXzlAX6K8tMf3Wf
 	ImcbNkqAKnELzFAPSBeEMhrBN0PyOC9lYlMCAwEAAQJBALXD4sjuBn1E7Y9aGiMz
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ them.
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-	$ sops -d ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml --extract '["an_array"][1]'
+	$ sops -d --extract '["an_array"][1]' ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml
 	secretuser2
 
 Set a sub-part in a document tree
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ set specific values, like keys, without needing an editor.
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-	$ sops ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml --set '["app2"]["key"]' '"app2keystringvalue"'
+	$ sops --set '["app2"]["key"] "app2keystringvalue"'  ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml
 
 The tree path syntax uses regular python dictionary syntax, without the
 variable name. Set to keys by naming them, and array elements by
@@ -820,13 +820,13 @@ numbering them.
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-	$ sops ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml --set '["an_array"][1]' '"secretuser2"'
+	$ sops --set '["an_array"][1] "secretuser2"' ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml 
 
 The value must be formatted as json.
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-	$ sops ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml --set '["an_array"][1]' '{"uid1":null,"uid2":1000,"uid3":["bob"]}'
+	$ sops --set '["an_array"][1] {"uid1":null,"uid2":1000,"uid3":["bob"]}' ~/git/svc/sops/example.yaml
 
 Using sops as a library in a python script
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