diff --git a/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi b/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
index f730f8482095e6ea79255d6ab56e7ee8574fa610..2e6d43e598fcb1394e8a3256dbe559e8bdcd1e9d 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ parsing of the script file:
   Exists(@var{string}) | Exists(@var{string}~@{ @var{expression} @}) |
   FileExists(@var{char-expression}) |
   StringToName(@var{char-expression}) | S2N(@var{char-expression}) |
-  GetNumber(@var{char-expression} <,@{expression}>) |
+  GetNumber(@var{char-expression} <,@var{expression}>) |
   GetValue("@var{string}", @var{expression}) |
   DefineNumber(@var{expression}, @var{onelab-options}) |
 @end example