diff --git a/source/reference/command/copydb.txt b/source/reference/command/copydb.txt
index e08efd1e181..5e0a8076c3c 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/copydb.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/copydb.txt
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ copydb
 
      .. code-block:: javascript
 
-         db.copyDatabase(<remove_db_name>, <local_db_name>, <from_host_name>, <username>, <password>)
+         db.copyDatabase(<remote_db_name>, <local_db_name>, <from_host_name>, <username>, <password>)