diff --git a/docs/examples.md b/docs/examples.md
index 10bb014a..ee1de244 100644
--- a/docs/examples.md
+++ b/docs/examples.md
@@ -661,6 +661,8 @@ Add the following function and alias to your `.bashrc` or `.bash_profile`:
        local token=$(< ~/.ntfy_token)  # Securely read the token
        local status_icon="$([ $exit_status -eq 0 ] && echo magic_wand || echo warning)"
        local last_command=$(history | tail -n1 | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*[0-9]\{1,\}[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[;&|][[:space:]]*alert$//')
+       # for zsh users, use the same sed pattern but get the history differently.
+       # local last_command=$(history "$HISTCMD" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*[0-9]\{1,\}[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[;&|][[:space:]]*alert$//')
 
        curl -s -X POST "https://n.example.dev/alerts" \
            -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" \
@@ -692,4 +694,4 @@ To test failure notifications:
 false; alert  # Always fails (exit 1)
 ls --invalid; alert  # Invalid option
 cat nonexistent_file; alert  # File not found
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```