diff --git a/website/docs/cli/commands/fmt.mdx b/website/docs/cli/commands/fmt.mdx
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--- a/website/docs/cli/commands/fmt.mdx
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@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ and the generated files.
 Usage: `terraform fmt [options] [TARGET]`
 
 By default, `fmt` scans the current directory for configuration files. If
-a directory is provided for the `target` argument then it will scan that
-given directory instead. If `target` is a file then `fmt` will process just
-that file, and if a single dash (`-`) then `fmt` will read from standard input
-(STDIN).
+you provide a directory for the `target` argument, then `fmt` will scan that directory instead. If you provide a file, then `fmt` will process just that file. If you provide a single dash (`-`), then `fmt` will read from standard input (STDIN).
 
 The command-line flags are all optional. The list of available flags are: