Merge pull request github#765 from github/update-1430853472

hubot · hubot · commit 19a3cf4256e0 · 2015-05-05T14:17:56.000-05:00
diff --git a/content/v3/auth.md b/content/v3/auth.md
@@ -39,14 +39,11 @@ $ curl -u &lt;username&gt; https://api.github.com/user
 
 ### Via OAuth Tokens
 
-Alternatively, you can authenticate using [personal access
-tokens][personal-access-tokens] or OAuth tokens. To do so, provide the token as
-the username and provide a blank password or a password of `x-oauth-basic`. If
-you're accessing the API via cURL, replace `<token>` with your OAuth token in
-the following command:
+Alternatively, you can use [personal access
+tokens][personal-access-tokens] or OAuth tokens instead of your password. 
 
 <pre class='terminal'>
-$ curl -u &lt;token&gt;:x-oauth-basic https://api.github.com/user
+$ curl -u &lt;username&gt;:&lt;token&gt; https://api.github.com/user
 </pre>
 
 This approach is useful if your tools only support Basic Authentication but you
