diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py b/lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py
index 96bbae5e296..ca17ddda775 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/commands/shell.py
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ notes:
       playbooks will follow the trend of using M(command) unless M(shell) is
       explicitly required. When running ad-hoc commands, use your best
       judgement.
-   -  To sanitize any variables passed to the shell module, you should use 
+   -  To sanitize any variables passed to the shell module, you should use
       "{{ var | quote }}" instead of just "{{ var }}" to make sure they don't include evil things like semicolons.
 
 requirements: [ ]
-author: 
+author:
     - Ansible Core Team
     - Michael DeHaan
 '''
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt
 
 # Change the working directory to somedir/ before executing the command.
-- shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt chdir=somedir/
+- shell: somescript.sh >> somelog.txt
+  args:
+    chdir: somedir/
 
 # You can also use the 'args' form to provide the options. This command
 # will change the working directory to somedir/ and will only run when
@@ -146,4 +148,4 @@ stdout_lines:
     returned: always
     type: list of strings
     sample: [u'Clustering node rabbit@slave1 with rabbit@master ...']
-'''
\ No newline at end of file
+'''