diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 028698c..b8b3608 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ If no match is found, it will fall back to default matching method.
 
   Since the last segment of a path is always easier to be recalled, it is sane to give it higher priority. You can also achieve this by typing `"z space$"` in both methods, but `"z wo"` is easier to type.
 
-  Tips: If you want your last query not to match the last segment of the path, append '$' as the last query. eg. `"z wo $"`.
+  Tips: If you want your last query not only to match the last segment of the path, append '$' as the last query. eg. `"z wo $"`.
 
 - cd to the existent path if there is no match:
 
diff --git a/z.lua b/z.lua
index 8b020b4..e1b23b7 100755
--- a/z.lua
+++ b/z.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- z.lua - z.sh implementation in lua, by skywind 2018, 2019
 -- Licensed under MIT license.
 --
--- Version 37, Last Modified: 2019/01/17 22:37
+-- Version 38, Last Modified: 2019/01/18 05:07
 --
 -- * 10x times faster than fasd and autojump
 -- * 3x times faster than rupa/z
@@ -764,9 +764,9 @@ function path_match(pathname, patterns, matchlast)
 		local index = #patterns
 		local pat = patterns[index]
 		if not windows then
-			last = string.match(pathname, ".*/(.*)")
+			last = string.match(pathname, ".*(/.*)")
 		else
-			last = string.match(pathname, ".*[/\\](.*)")
+			last = string.match(pathname, ".*([/\\].*)")
 		end
 		if last then
 			start, endup = last:find(pat, 1)