diff --git a/src/excmds.ts b/src/excmds.ts
index ac9fcc63..4db1d986 100644
--- a/src/excmds.ts
+++ b/src/excmds.ts
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ export async function nativeopen(...args: string[]) {
  *
  * Requires the native messenger, obviously.
  *
- * If you're using `exclaim` with arguments coming from a pipe, consider using `shellescape` to properly escape arguments and to prevent unsafe commands.
+ * If you're using `exclaim` with arguments coming from a pipe, consider using [[shellescape]] to properly escape arguments and to prevent unsafe commands.
  *
  * If you want to use a different shell, just prepend your command with whatever the invocation is and keep in mind that most shells require quotes around the command to be executed, e.g. `:exclaim xonsh -c "1+2"`.
  *