diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index f5440ed3..cae72cc8 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ used. A single combination of arguments is supported for SHELL and PAGER.
 \fBNNN_BMS:\fR bookmark string as \fIkey_char:location\fR pairs
 separated by \fI;\fR:
 .Bd -literal
-    export NNN_BMS='d:~/Documents;u:/home/user/Cam Uploads;D:~/Downloads/'
+    export NNN_BMS="d:$HOME/Documents;u:/home/user/Cam Uploads;D:$HOME/Downloads/"
 .Ed
 .Pp
 \fBNNN_PLUG:\fR directly executable plugins as \fIkey_char:plugin\fR pairs