diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/noderun.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/noderun.ronn
index 626bb685..d8298ffd 100644
--- a/confluent_client/doc/man/noderun.ronn
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/noderun.ronn
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ themselves, see nodeshell(8).
   `n4:  01 10 00`  
   `n2:  01 10 00`  
 
+
+* If wanting to use literal {} in the command, they must be escaped by doubling:
+  `# noderun n1-n4 "echo {node} | awk '{{print $1}}'"`
+
 ## SEE ALSO
 
 nodeshell(8)
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeshell.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeshell.ronn
index 7c4c57ba..6dc81ccb 100644
--- a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeshell.ronn
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeshell.ronn
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ as stderr, unlike psh which combines all stdout and stderr into stdout.
   `n4: hi`  
 
 * Setting a new static ip address temporarily on secondary interface of four nodes:
-  `# nodeshell n1-n4 ifconfig eth1 172.30.93.{n1}`  
+  `# nodeshell n1-n4 ifconfig eth1 172.30.93.{n1}`
+
+* If wanting to use literal {} in the command, they must be escaped by doubling:
+  `# nodeshell n1-n4 "ps | awk '{{print $1}}'"`
   
 ## SEE ALSO