diff --git a/IPython/core/profileapp.py b/IPython/core/profileapp.py
index 609b31c..0e93659 100644
--- a/IPython/core/profileapp.py
+++ b/IPython/core/profileapp.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ _main_examples = """
 ipython profile create -h  # show the help string for the create subcommand
 ipython profile list -h    # show the help string for the list subcommand
 
-ipython profile locate foo # print the path to the directory for profile 'foo'
+ipython locate profile foo # print the path to the directory for profile 'foo'
 """
 
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