diff --git a/docs/reference/builder.md b/docs/reference/builder.md
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--- a/docs/reference/builder.md
+++ b/docs/reference/builder.md
@@ -403,9 +403,9 @@ Here is an example `.dockerignore` file:
 
 ```
 # comment
-    */temp*
-    */*/temp*
-    temp?
+*/temp*
+*/*/temp*
+temp?
 ```
 
 This file causes the following build behavior: