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@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Install Git:
 *Are you a first time user and just beginning with Open-Source projects? No problem! Here's [how you can install Git on your computer](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-getting-started-with-git)*
 ###### After you are done installing Git on your computer:
 1. Fork this repository on Github.
-2. Clone it onto your computer by opening terminal and running the command $ git clone https ://github.com/{your username}/ACM-ICPC-Algorithms.git
-3. Use the actual name of the repository to change into that directory (eg. *$ cd repository*) and create and switch to a new branch by the following command: $ git checkout -b new-branch
-4. After modifying existing files or adding new files to the project, add them locally to your repository using $ git add -A command where A is the file
-5. Add a short message about what you contributed for with the git commit command. For eg. $ git commit -m "Fixed documentation typos"
-6. Now use the command $ git push --set-upstream origin new-branch to push the changes to the current branch of your forked repository
+2. Clone it onto your computer by opening terminal and running the command ```git clone https://github.com/{your username}/ACM-ICPC-Algorithms.git```
+3. Use the actual name of the repository to change into that directory (eg. ```cd repository```) and create and switch to a new branch by the following command: ```git checkout -b new-branch```
+4. After modifying existing files or adding new files to the project, add them locally to your repository using ```git add -A``` command where A is the file
+5. Add a short message about what you contributed for with the git commit command. For eg. ```git commit -m "Fixed documentation typos"```
+6. Now use the command ```git push --set-upstream origin new-branch``` to push the changes to the current branch of your forked repository
 7. Now you can create a Pull Request with the chosen branch as new-branch