diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
index f4b80c02cffa99..0b6570cbd79846 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #
 # To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
-# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
+# create or edit /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf, e.g.:
 #
 #   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
-#   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
+#   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
 # Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
index 117bbd49aeaef5..4579bb6d839508 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+
 #
 # To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
-# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
+# create or edit /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf, e.g.:
 #
 #   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
-#   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
+#   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
 # Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
index 47183d41dc6d6e..e2f4ddf2d87886 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #
 # To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
-# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
+# create or edit /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf, e.g.:
 #
 #   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
-#   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
+#   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
 # Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.