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 1. Make sure you download and place the binary in a folder that's on your `$PATH`.  If you are unsure what this means, go to *step 2*. Otherwise, skip to *step 3*
 2. Create a `bin` directory under your home directory.
 ```
-$ mkdir ~/bin
-$ cd ~/bin
+mkdir ~/bin
+cd ~/bin
 ```
 3. Add the following line at the end of your `~/.bash_profile` file.  [Link with instructions](https://natelandau.com/my-mac-osx-bash_profile/) on how to find this file
 ```sh
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 ```
 4. Download the `dbxcli` binary for OSX and rename it.  *IMPORTANT:* Check that the tag `v2.1.1` on the URL below is the latest release tag on the [Releases](https://github.com/dropbox/dbxcli/releases) page.
 ```sh
-$ wget https://github.com/dropbox/dbxcli/releases/download/v2.1.1/dbxcli-darwin-amd64 
-$ mv dbxcli-darwin-amd64 dbxcli
+wget https://github.com/dropbox/dbxcli/releases/download/v2.1.1/dbxcli-darwin-amd64 
+mv dbxcli-darwin-amd64 dbxcli
 ```
 5. Finally, make the binary an executable file and you are good to go!
 ```
-$ chmod +x dbxcli
+chmod +x dbxcli
 ```
 
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