diff --git a/xmenu.1 b/xmenu.1
index 7b14eea..5792b9f 100644
--- a/xmenu.1
+++ b/xmenu.1
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ creating a command to be run by the shell.
 .EX
 #!/bin/sh
 
-cat <<EOF | xmenu | sh &
+xmenu <<EOF | sh &
 Applications
 	IMG:./web.png	Web Browser	firefox
 	IMG:./gimp.png	Image editor	gimp
diff --git a/xmenu.sh b/xmenu.sh
index c832bb7..d0c19a3 100755
--- a/xmenu.sh
+++ b/xmenu.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-cat <<EOF | xmenu | sh &
+xmenu <<EOF | sh &
 Applications
 	IMG:./icons/web.png	Web Browser	firefox
 	IMG:./icons/gimp.png	Image editor	gimp