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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This command _will not_ modify infrastructure, but does modify the state file
 in order to unmark a resource as tainted.
 
 ~> **NOTE on Tainted Indexes:** In certain edge cases, more than one tainted
-instance can be present for a single resource. When this happens, you need to specify the index after the resources, e.g. `my-resource-example.2`. You can use the `terraform show` command to inspect the state and
+instance can be present for a single resource. When this happens, you need to specify the index after the resources, e.g. `my-resource-example[2]`. You can use the `terraform show` command to inspect the state and
 determine which index holds the instance you'd like to restore. In the vast
 majority of cases, there will only be one tainted instance, and the `-index`
 flag can be omitted.