diff --git a/docs/recovery.md b/docs/recovery.md
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@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ schemes, compared to the file system notification based approach.
 If a node is being created from scratch, then it's possible to pass in an
 existing SCB using the `lncli create` or `lncli unlock` commands:
 ```shell
-$  lncli create -multi_file=channel.backup
+$  lncli create --multi_file=channel.backup
 ```
 
 Alternatively, the `restorechanbackup` command can be used if `lnd` has already