diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/example-forwarding-rules.txt b/dnscrypt-proxy/example-forwarding-rules.txt
index 24cd5864..97a9e32f 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/example-forwarding-rules.txt
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/example-forwarding-rules.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 ##################################
 
 ## This is used to route specific domain names to specific servers.
-## The general format is: <domain> <server address> [, <server address>...]
-## Addresses can be IPv4 and IPv6, and include a non-standard port number.
+## The general format is:
+## <domain> <server address>[:port] [, <server address>[:port]...]
+## IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing the address in square brackets.
 
 ## In order to enable this feature, the "forwarding_rules" property needs to
-## be set to that file name in the main configuration file.
+## be set to this file name inside the main configuration file.
 
-example.com     9.9.9.9,8.8.8.8
+# example.com     9.9.9.9,8.8.8.8