diff --git a/docs/parsers/xml.md b/docs/parsers/xml.md
index eacf6c64..ed981725 100644
--- a/docs/parsers/xml.md
+++ b/docs/parsers/xml.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jc - JSON CLI output utility `XML` file parser
 
 Usage (cli):
 
-    $ cat foo.xml| jc --xml
+    $ cat foo.xml | jc --xml
 
 Usage (module):
 
diff --git a/docs/parsers/yaml.md b/docs/parsers/yaml.md
index 315e4ac4..ab28102e 100644
--- a/docs/parsers/yaml.md
+++ b/docs/parsers/yaml.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jc - JSON CLI output utility `YAML` file parser
 
 Usage (cli):
 
-    $ cat foo.yaml| jc --yaml
+    $ cat foo.yaml | jc --yaml
 
 Usage (module):
 
diff --git a/jc/parsers/xml.py b/jc/parsers/xml.py
index d747edb6..a130d89b 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/xml.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/xml.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Usage (cli):
 
-    $ cat foo.xml| jc --xml
+    $ cat foo.xml | jc --xml
 
 Usage (module):
 
diff --git a/jc/parsers/yaml.py b/jc/parsers/yaml.py
index 5820fb08..948e2ee3 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/yaml.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/yaml.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Usage (cli):
 
-    $ cat foo.yaml| jc --yaml
+    $ cat foo.yaml | jc --yaml
 
 Usage (module):