--- man/ri.1
+++ man/ri.1
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Note that shell quoting may be required for method names containing
 punctuation:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 ri 'Array.[]'
-ri compact\!
+ri compact\e!
 .Ed
 .Sh OPTIONS
 .Bl -tag -width "1234567890123" -compact