diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/trim/trim_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/trim/trim_.rs
index 49e9152950..f6ce8a369d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/trim/trim_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/trim/trim_.rs
@@ -133,27 +133,22 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 result: Some(Value::test_string("Nu shell")),
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Trim a specific character",
-                example: "'=== Nu shell ===' | str trim --char '=' | str trim",
-                result: Some(Value::test_string("Nu shell")),
+                description: "Trim a specific character (not the whitespace)",
+                example: "'=== Nu shell ===' | str trim --char '='",
+                result: Some(Value::test_string(" Nu shell ")),
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Trim whitespace from the beginning of string",
                 example: "' Nu shell ' | str trim --left",
                 result: Some(Value::test_string("Nu shell ")),
             },
-            Example {
-                description: "Trim a specific character",
-                example: "'=== Nu shell ===' | str trim --char '='",
-                result: Some(Value::test_string(" Nu shell ")),
-            },
             Example {
                 description: "Trim whitespace from the end of string",
                 example: "' Nu shell ' | str trim --right",
                 result: Some(Value::test_string(" Nu shell")),
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Trim a specific character",
+                description: "Trim a specific character only from the end of the string",
                 example: "'=== Nu shell ===' | str trim --right --char '='",
                 result: Some(Value::test_string("=== Nu shell ")),
             },