diff --git a/bin/swift-temp-url b/bin/swift-temp-url
index 34445e8be8..09b042fede 100755
--- a/bin/swift-temp-url
+++ b/bin/swift-temp-url
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         print()
         print('This can be used to form a URL to give out for the access ')
         print('allowed. For example:')
-        print('    echo https://swift-cluster.example.com`%s GET 60 '
-              '/v1/AUTH_account/c/o mykey`' % prog)
+        print('    echo \\"https://swift-cluster.example.com`%s GET 60 '
+              '/v1/AUTH_account/c/o mykey`\\"' % prog)
         print()
         print('Might output:')
-        print('    https://swift-cluster.example.com/v1/AUTH_account/c/o?'
+        print('    "https://swift-cluster.example.com/v1/AUTH_account/c/o?'
               'temp_url_sig=34d49efc32fe6e3082e411eeeb85bd8a&'
-              'temp_url_expires=1323482948')
+              'temp_url_expires=1323482948"')
         exit(1)
     method, seconds, path, key = argv[1:5]
     try:
diff --git a/doc/source/api/temporary_url_middleware.rst b/doc/source/api/temporary_url_middleware.rst
index 093bd528ec..1debf7d542 100644
--- a/doc/source/api/temporary_url_middleware.rst
+++ b/doc/source/api/temporary_url_middleware.rst
@@ -178,3 +178,8 @@ storage host name. For example, prefix the path with
     https://swift-cluster.example.com/v1/my_account/container/object
     ?temp_url_sig=5c4cc8886f36a9d0919d708ade98bf0cc71c9e91
     &temp_url_expires=1374497657
+
+Note that if the above example is copied exactly, and used in a command
+shell, then the ampersand is interpreted as an operator and the URL
+will be truncated. Enclose the URL in quotation marks to avoid this.
+