diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
index d9203a2a73f..9e5b56a482c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
@@ -88,21 +88,41 @@ options:
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 # change file ownership, group and mode. When specifying mode using octal numbers, first digit should always be 0.
-- file: path=/etc/foo.conf owner=foo group=foo mode=0644
-- file: src=/file/to/link/to dest=/path/to/symlink owner=foo group=foo state=link
-- file: src=/tmp/{{ item.src }} dest={{ item.dest }} state=link
+- file:
+    path: /etc/foo.conf
+    owner: foo
+    group: foo
+    mode: 0644
+- file:
+    src: /file/to/link/to
+    dest: /path/to/symlink
+    owner: foo
+    group: foo
+    state: link
+- file:
+    src: /tmp/{{ item.src }}
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    state: link
   with_items:
     - { src: 'x', dest: 'y' }
     - { src: 'z', dest: 'k' }
 
 # touch a file, using symbolic modes to set the permissions (equivalent to 0644)
-- file: path=/etc/foo.conf state=touch mode="u=rw,g=r,o=r"
+- file:
+    path: /etc/foo.conf
+    state: touch
+    mode: "u=rw,g=r,o=r"
 
 # touch the same file, but add/remove some permissions
-- file: path=/etc/foo.conf state=touch mode="u+rw,g-wx,o-rwx"
+- file: path=/etc/foo.conf
+    state: touch
+    mode: "u+rw,g-wx,o-rwx"
 
 # create a directory if it doesn't exist
-- file: path=/etc/some_directory state=directory mode=0755
+- file:
+    path: /etc/some_directory
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
 
 '''