diff --git a/doc/cheat.1.md b/doc/cheat.1.md
index 74747e6..527087d 100644
--- a/doc/cheat.1.md
+++ b/doc/cheat.1.md
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ FILES
 Configuration
 -------------
 **cheat** is configured via a YAML file that is conventionally named
-_conf.yaml_.  **cheat** will search for _conf.yaml_ in varying locations,
+_conf.yml_.  **cheat** will search for _conf.yml_ in varying locations,
 depending upon your platform:
 
 ### Linux, OSX, and other Unixes ###
 
 1. **CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH**
-2. **XDG_CONFIG_HOME**/cheat/conf.yaml
+2. **XDG_CONFIG_HOME**/cheat/conf.yml
 3. **$HOME**/.config/cheat/conf.yml
 4. **$HOME**/.cheat/conf.yml
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ depending upon your platform:
 2. **APPDATA**/cheat/conf.yml
 3. **PROGRAMDATA**/cheat/conf.yml
 
-**cheat** will search in the order specified above. The first _conf.yaml_
+**cheat** will search in the order specified above. The first _conf.yml_
 encountered will be respected.
 
 If **cheat** cannot locate a config file, it will ask if you'd like to generate
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ for your platform.
 Cheatpaths
 ----------
 **cheat** reads its cheatsheets from "cheatpaths", which are the directories in
-which cheatsheets are stored. Cheatpaths may be configured in _conf.yaml_, and
+which cheatsheets are stored. Cheatpaths may be configured in _conf.yml_, and
 viewed via **cheat -d**.
 
 For detailed instructions on how to configure cheatpaths, please refer to the