diff --git a/examples/all-the-things.sh b/examples/all-the-things.sh
index c6baa171..de5eca8c 100755
--- a/examples/all-the-things.sh
+++ b/examples/all-the-things.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ ocic image list
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 : " Create a working container, and capture its name "
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-echo '[container1=`buildah from --image ${1:-ubuntu}`]'
-container1=`buildah from --image ${1:-ubuntu}`
+echo '[container1=`buildah from ${1:-ubuntu}`]'
+container1=`buildah from ${1:-ubuntu}`
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 : " Mount that working container, and capture the mountpoint "
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo yay > $mountpoint1/file-in-root
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 : " Produce an image from the container "
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-buildah commit "$container1" --output containers-storage:${2:-first-new-image}
+buildah commit "$container1" containers-storage:${2:-first-new-image}
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 : " Verify that our new image is there "
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@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ systemctl stop ocid
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 : " You know what?  Go ahead and use that image we just created, and capture its name "
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-echo '[container2=`buildah from --image=${2:-first-new-image}`]'
-container2=`buildah from --image=${2:-first-new-image}`
+echo '[container2=`buildah from ${2:-first-new-image}`]'
+container2=`buildah from ${2:-first-new-image}`
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 : " Mount that new working container, and capture the mountpoint "
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@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ echo yay > $mountpoint2/another-file-in-root
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 : " Produce an image from the new container"
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-buildah commit "$container2" --output containers-storage:${3:-second-new-image}
+buildah commit "$container2" containers-storage:${3:-second-new-image}
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 : " Unmount our new working container and delete it "
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diff --git a/examples/copy.sh b/examples/copy.sh
index 699e60d8..a8fb1e98 100755
--- a/examples/copy.sh
+++ b/examples/copy.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ ocic image list
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 : " Create a working container, and capture its name "
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-echo '[container1=`buildah from --pull --image ${1:-alpine}`]'
-container1=`buildah from --pull --image ${1:-alpine}`
+echo '[container1=`buildah from ${1:-alpine}`]'
+container1=`buildah from ${1:-alpine}`
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 : " Mount that working container, and capture the mountpoint "
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