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@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ TL;DR:
 
 First make sure you have `niv` so you can upgrade dependency versions in `sources.json`.
 ```sh
-$ nix-shell -p niv
-$ (cd config/sources && niv update)
+nix-shell -p niv
+(cd config/sources && niv update)
 ```
 Build with:
 ```sh
-$ nix-build deploy/
+nix-build deploy/
 ```
 Deploy by running the generated executable.
 ```sh
-$ ./result
+./result
 ```
 
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