diff --git a/osx/cp.md b/osx/cp.md
index d35d55387d..141b04276c 100644
--- a/osx/cp.md
+++ b/osx/cp.md
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 
 - copy a file to a parent directory
 
-`cp {{/path/to/original}} /{{/path/to/copy}}`
+`cp {{/path/to/original}} ../{{/path/to/copy}}`