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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ We welcome all improvements to this website.  Please see our [Contributing guide
 If you want to preview this website locally, follow these steps:
 
 1. Clone the `kitura.io` project onto your machine:
-`git clone https://github.com/IBM-Swift/kitura.io`
+`git clone https://github.com/IBM-Swift/kitura.io.git`
 2. Open the `index.html` which will open the home page. 
 `open index.html`