diff --git a/etcdctl/README.md b/etcdctl/README.md
index 860d49233..f812226cd 100644
--- a/etcdctl/README.md
+++ b/etcdctl/README.md
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ The protobuf encoding of the PUT [RPC response][etcdrpc].
 #### Examples
 
 ``` bash
-./etcdctl PUT foo bar --lease=0x1234abcd
+./etcdctl put foo bar --lease=1234abcd
 OK
-./etcdctl range foo
+./etcdctl get foo
+foo
 bar
 ```