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 # How to install
 You need to copy the folder `$BLOG_ROOT/plugins/mastodoncomments/files/assets` to `$BLOG_ROOT/files/assets`
 ```
-$ cp -a plugins/mastodoncomments/files/assets files/
+cp -a plugins/mastodoncomments/files/assets files/
 ```
 
 Additionally, it requires DOMpurify in your `files/assets/js` folder which you can install by
 ```
-$ cd files/assets/js && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cure53/DOMPurify/main/dist/purify.min.js
+cd files/assets/js && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cure53/DOMPurify/main/dist/purify.min.js
 ```
 
 # How to use