diff --git a/content/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md b/content/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md
index d54889d1965f..d0ddbe1c5893 100644
--- a/content/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md
+++ b/content/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md
@@ -1236,8 +1236,8 @@ Path patterns must match the whole path, and start from the repository's root.
 | `'**'`                                              | The `**` wildcard matches any character including slash (`/`). This is the default behavior when you don't use a `path` filter.                                                               | `all/the/files.md`                                                                      |
 | `'*.js'`                                            | The `*` wildcard matches any character, but does not match slash (`/`). Matches all `.js` files at the root of the repository.                                                                | `app.js`<br/><br/>`index.js`                                                            |
 | `'**.js'`                                           | Matches all `.js` files in the repository.                                                                                                                                                    | `index.js`<br/><br/>`js/index.js`<br/><br/>`src/js/app.js`                              |
-| `docs/*`                                            | All files within the root of the `docs` directory, at the root of the repository.                                                                                                             | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/file.txt`                                               |
-| `docs/**`                                           | Any files in the `/docs` directory at the root of the repository.                                                                                                                             | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/mona/octocat.txt`                                       |
+| `docs/*`                                            | All files within the root of the `docs` directory only, at the root of the repository.                                                                                                             | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/file.txt`                                               |
+| `docs/**`                                           | Any files in the `docs` directory and its subdirectories at the root of the repository.                                                                                                                             | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/mona/octocat.txt`                                       |
 | `docs/**/*.md`                                      | A file with a `.md` suffix anywhere in the `docs` directory.                                                                                                                                  | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/mona/hello-world.md`<br/><br/>`docs/a/markdown/file.md` |
 | `'**/docs/**'`                                      | Any files in a `docs` directory anywhere in the repository.                                                                                                                                   | `docs/hello.md`<br/><br/>`dir/docs/my-file.txt`<br/><br/>`space/docs/plan/space.doc`    |
 | `'**/README.md'`                                    | A README.md file anywhere in the repository.                                                                                                                                                  | `README.md`<br/><br/>`js/README.md`                                                     |