diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index d19e94eb9d..32500921aa 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -8407,12 +8407,12 @@ Gateways via their Web Interfaces</ulink>"</emphasis>
 
                 <para>
                     You need to add a statement in the
-                    <filename>.gdbinit</filename> file that points to your
+                    <filename>~/.gdbinit</filename> file that points to your
                     root filesystem.
                     Here is an example that points to the root filesystem for
                     an ARM-based target device:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     set sysroot /home/jzhang/sysroot_arm
+     set sysroot ~/sysroot_arm
                     </literallayout>
                 </para>
             </section>