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@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ Clone this repository, change into the cloned directory, and run:
 ./install.sh
 ```
 
+This will create symlinks for all config files in your home directory. You can
+safely run this file multiple times to update.
+
 Then install some vim plugins managed with patogen and git submodules::
 
 ```
 git submodule update --init
 ```
-
-This will create symlinks for all config files in your home directory. You can
-safely run this file multiple times to update.