diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_create_configmap.md b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_create_configmap.md
index 140040208e..e1b608ceda 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_create_configmap.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_create_configmap.md
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ kubectl create configmap NAME [--type=string] [--from-file=[key=]source] [--from
 
 ```
   # Create a new configmap named my-config with keys for each file in folder bar
-  kubectl create configmap generic my-config --from-file=path/to/bar
+  kubectl create configmap my-config --from-file=path/to/bar
 
   # Create a new configmap named my-config with specified keys instead of names on disk
-  kubectl create configmap generic my-config --from-file=ssh-privatekey=~/.ssh/id_rsa --from-file=ssh-publickey=~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+  kubectl create configmap my-config --from-file=ssh-privatekey=~/.ssh/id_rsa --from-file=ssh-publickey=~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
 
   # Create a new configMap named my-config with key1=config1 and key2=config2
-  kubectl create configmap generic my-config --from-literal=key1=config1 --from-literal=key2=config2
+  kubectl create configmap my-config --from-literal=key1=config1 --from-literal=key2=config2
 ```
 
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