diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 87aebe9..a366b72 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ The following options can be used to customize the behavior of lf:
     period         int       (default 0)
     preview        bool      (default on)
     previewer      string    (default '')
-    promptfmt      string    (default "\033[32;1m%u@%h\033[0m:\033[34;1m%w/\033[0m\033[1m%f\033[0m")
+    promptfmt      string    (default "\033[32;1m%u@%h\033[0m:\033[34;1m%w\033[0m\033[1m%f\033[0m")
     ratios         []int     (default '1:2:3')
     relativenumber bool      (default off)
     reverse        bool      (default off)
diff --git a/lf.1 b/lf.1
index d4eef0a..2454987 100644
--- a/lf.1
+++ b/lf.1
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ The following options can be used to customize the behavior of lf:
     period         int       (default 0)
     preview        bool      (default on)
     previewer      string    (default '')
-    promptfmt      string    (default "\e033[32;1m%u@%h\e033[0m:\e033[34;1m%w/\e033[0m\e033[1m%f\e033[0m")
+    promptfmt      string    (default "\e033[32;1m%u@%h\e033[0m:\e033[34;1m%w\e033[0m\e033[1m%f\e033[0m")
     ratios         []int     (default '1:2:3')
     relativenumber bool      (default off)
     reverse        bool      (default off)