diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/CloneInformation.tsx b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/CloneInformation.tsx
index 439e4e1b50..c3b1c5b36f 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/CloneInformation.tsx
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/CloneInformation.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class CloneInformation extends React.Component<Props> {
             cd {repository.name}
             <br />
             echo "# {repository.name}
-            " > README.md
+            " &gt; README.md
             <br />
             git add README.md
             <br />
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/js/ProtocolInformation.tsx b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/js/ProtocolInformation.tsx
index 9906947403..1a23cf5428 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/js/ProtocolInformation.tsx
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/js/ProtocolInformation.tsx
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ class ProtocolInformation extends React.Component<Props> {
             <br />
             cd {repository.name}
             <br />
-            echo "[paths]" > .hg/hgrc
+            echo "[paths]" &gt; .hg/hgrc
             <br />
             echo "default = {href}
-            " > .hg/hgrc
+            " &gt; .hg/hgrc
             <br />
             echo "# {repository.name}
-            " > README.md
+            " &gt; README.md
             <br />
             hg add README.md
             <br />