diff --git a/example/parse.js b/example/parse.js
index abff3e8..f7c8d49 100644
--- a/example/parse.js
+++ b/example/parse.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 var argv = require('../')(process.argv.slice(2));
-console.dir(argv);
+console.log(argv);
diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown
index 2bcb88f..dba4e5e 100644
--- a/readme.markdown
+++ b/readme.markdown
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fanciful decoration.
 
 ``` js
 var argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
-console.dir(argv);
+console.log(argv);
 ```
 
 ```