diff --git a/doc_src/history.txt b/doc_src/history.txt
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@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ These flags can appear before or immediately after one of the sub-commands liste
 \subsection history-examples Example
 
 \fish
-history --clear
+history clear
 # Deletes all history items
 
-history --search --contains "foo"
+history search --contains "foo"
 # Outputs a list of all previous commands containing the string "foo".
 
-history --delete --prefix "foo"
+history delete --prefix "foo"
 # Interactively deletes commands which start with "foo" from the history.
 # You can select more than one entry by entering their IDs seperated by a space.
 \endfish