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@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ the URI scheme:
 * *local* - Local filesystem, same as using a plain path
 * *minio* - Generic S3-like API support. Use standard environment
   variables (MINIO_ACCESS_KEY etc) for credentials, URIs should have
-  this form: `minio://*hostname*/*bucket*/*path*`
+  this form: `minio://hostname/bucket/path`
 
 * *s3* - AWS S3 (not ready yet). Supports URIs like
-  `s3://*bucket*/*path*`
+  `s3://bucket/path`
 
 * *gcs* - Google Cloud Storage (not ready yet). Supports URIs of the
-  form `gcs://*project_id*/*bucket*/*path*`
+  form `gcs://project_id/bucket/path`
 
 
 ### Debugging