Parsec and Applicative style

can someone help me to understand how to use Applicative style for writing Parsec parsers? This is the code i have: ``` module Main where import Control.Applicative hiding (many) import Text.Parsec import Data.Functor.Identity data Cmd = A | B deriving (Show) main = do line <- getContents putStrLn . show $ parseCmd line parseCmd :: String -> Either ParseError String parseCmd input = parse cmdParse "(parser)" input cmdParse :: Parsec String () String cmdParse = do slash <- char '/' whatever <- many alphaNum return (slash:whatever) cmdParse2 :: String -> Parsec String () String cmdParse2 = (:) <$> (char '/') <*> many alphaNum ``` but when i try to compile it, i get following: ``` /home/tomasherman/Desktop/funinthesun.hs:21:13: Couldn't match expected type `Parsec String () String' with actual type `[a0]' Expected type: a0 -> [a0] -> Parsec String () String Actual type: a0 -> [a0] -> [a0] In the first argument of `(<$>)', namely `(:)' In the first argument of `(<*>)', namely `(:) <$> (char '/')' Failed, modules loaded: none. ``` The idea is that i want cmdParse2 to do same thing that cmdParse does, but using applicative stuff...my approach is probably completely wrong, i'm new to haskell