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 ## Installation
 
 `lsr` uses the zig build system. To install, you will need zig 0.14.0. To
-install for the local user (assuming $HOME/.local/bin is in $PATH), run:
+install for the local user (assuming `$HOME/.local/bin` is in `$PATH`), run:
 
 ```sh
 zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSmall --prefix $HOME/.local