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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $ docker run --net=container:influxdb telegraf
 First, generate a sample configuration and save it as `telegraf.conf` on the host:
 
 ```console
-$ docker run --rm telegraf -sample-config > telegraf.conf
+$ docker run --rm telegraf telegraf config > telegraf.conf
 ```
 
 Once you've customized `telegraf.conf`, you can run the Telegraf container with it mounted in the expected location: