diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/search_index.json b/docs/mkdocs/search_index.json
index ac2528cd..81e42843 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/search_index.json
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/search_index.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         }, 
         {
             "location": "/write/", 
-            "text": "yaml w \nyaml_file|json_file\n \npath\n \nnew value\n\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n\n\n\n\nFrom STDIN\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yaml w - b.c blah\n\n\n\n\nAdding new fields\n\n\nAny missing fields in the path will be created on the fly.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.d[0] \nnew thing\n\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n  d:\n    - new thing\n\n\n\n\nUpdating files in-place\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w -i sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill update the sample.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is cat.\n\n\nUpdating multiple values with a script\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  e:\n    - name: Billy Bob\n\n\n\n\nand a script update_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w -s update_instructions.yaml sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 3\n  e:\n    - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nAnd, of course, you can pipe the instructions in using '-':\n\n\ncat update_instructions.yaml | yaml w -s - sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nValues starting with a hyphen (or dash)\n\n\nThis needs a bit of trickery so that it won't try to parse the value as a CLI option. Specifically you will need to wrap the value with a single and double quotes:\n\n\nyaml w my.path '\n-Dvalue\n'\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\nmy:\n  path: -Dvalue", 
+            "text": "yaml w \nyaml_file|json_file\n \npath\n \nnew value\n\n\n\n\n\nThis command can take a json file as input too, and will output yaml unless specified to export as json (-j)\n\n\nTo Stdout\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n\n\n\n\nFrom STDIN\n\n\ncat sample.yaml | yaml w - b.c blah\n\n\n\n\nAdding new fields\n\n\nAny missing fields in the path will be created on the fly.\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w sample.yaml b.d[0] \nnew thing\n\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: cat\n  d:\n    - new thing\n\n\n\n\nUpdating files in-place\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w -i sample.yaml b.c cat\n\n\n\n\nwill update the sample.yaml file so that the value of 'c' is cat.\n\n\nUpdating multiple values with a script\n\n\nGiven a sample.yaml file of:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 2\n  e:\n    - name: Billy Bob\n\n\n\n\nand a script update_instructions.yaml of:\n\n\nb.c: 3\nb.e[0].name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nthen\n\n\nyaml w -s update_instructions.yaml sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nwill output:\n\n\nb:\n  c: 3\n  e:\n    - name: Howdy Partner\n\n\n\n\nAnd, of course, you can pipe the instructions in using '-':\n\n\ncat update_instructions.yaml | yaml w -s - sample.yaml\n\n\n\n\nValues starting with a hyphen (or dash)\n\n\nThe flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags:\n\n\nyaml w -- my.path -3\n\n\n\n\nwill output\n\n\nmy:\n  path: -3", 
             "title": "Write/Update"
         }, 
         {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         }, 
         {
             "location": "/write/#values-starting-with-a-hyphen-or-dash", 
-            "text": "This needs a bit of trickery so that it won't try to parse the value as a CLI option. Specifically you will need to wrap the value with a single and double quotes:  yaml w my.path ' -Dvalue '  will output  my:\n  path: -Dvalue", 
+            "text": "The flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags:  yaml w -- my.path -3  will output  my:\n  path: -3", 
             "title": "Values starting with a hyphen (or dash)"
         }, 
         {
diff --git a/docs/write/index.html b/docs/write/index.html
index c8caaec9..f624a0e7 100644
--- a/docs/write/index.html
+++ b/docs/write/index.html
@@ -460,13 +460,13 @@ b.e[0].name: Howdy Partner
 </code></pre>
 
 <h3 id="values-starting-with-a-hyphen-or-dash">Values starting with a hyphen (or dash)<a class="headerlink" href="#values-starting-with-a-hyphen-or-dash" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
-<p>This needs a bit of trickery so that it won't try to parse the value as a CLI option. Specifically you will need to wrap the value with a single and double quotes:</p>
-<pre><code>yaml w my.path '&quot;-Dvalue&quot;'
+<p>The flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags:</p>
+<pre><code>yaml w -- my.path -3
 </code></pre>
 
 <p>will output</p>
 <pre><code class="yaml">my:
-  path: -Dvalue
+  path: -3
 </code></pre>
                 
                   
diff --git a/mkdocs/write.md b/mkdocs/write.md
index f25d8f3e..209a0048 100644
--- a/mkdocs/write.md
+++ b/mkdocs/write.md
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ cat update_instructions.yaml | yaml w -s - sample.yaml
 ```
 
 ### Values starting with a hyphen (or dash)
-This needs a bit of trickery so that it won't try to parse the value as a CLI option. Specifically you will need to wrap the value with a single and double quotes:
+The flag terminator needs to be used to stop the app from attempting to parse the subsequent arguments as flags:
 
 ```
-yaml w my.path '"-Dvalue"'
+yaml w -- my.path -3
 ```
 
 will output
 ```yaml
 my:
-  path: -Dvalue
+  path: -3
 ```