diff --git a/doc/walkthrough/getting_file_content.mdwn b/doc/walkthrough/getting_file_content.mdwn
index f41e17770a..f92704ff39 100644
--- a/doc/walkthrough/getting_file_content.mdwn
+++ b/doc/walkthrough/getting_file_content.mdwn
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ We can use this to copy everything in the laptop's annex to the
 USB drive.
 
 	# cd /media/usb/annex
-	# git fetch laptop; git merge laptop/master
+	# git annex sync laptop
 	# git annex get .
 	get my_cool_big_file (from laptop...) ok
 	get iso/debian.iso (from laptop...) ok