diff --git a/compose/compose-file/index.md b/compose/compose-file/index.md
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@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ behaviors:
   dependencies. In the following example, `docker-compose up web` also
   creates and starts `db` and `redis`.
   
-- `docker-compose down` stops services in dependency order. In the following
+- `docker-compose stop` stops services in dependency order. In the following
   example, `web` is stopped before `db` and `redis`.
 
 Simple example: