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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ A methodology for installing any software on my ubuntu system. It is supposed to
 
 **Add `$HOME/.local/bin` to your `PATH`**
 ```
-echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH";' >> ~/.profile
+echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH";' >> ~/.profile
 ```
 
 ```bash