diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/getting_started.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/getting_started.adoc
index 1cdc0a2d70b..47e0d966a4a 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/getting_started.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/getting_started.adoc
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ The following command starts 3 backup servers using ports 16002/16012, 16003/160
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-$ ./bin/local-master-backup.sh 2 3 5
+$ ./bin/local-master-backup.sh start 2 3 5
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 To kill a backup master without killing the entire cluster, you need to find its process ID (PID). The PID is stored in a file with a name like _/tmp/hbase-USER-X-master.pid_.