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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ You can [download binaries](https://github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy/releases) that
 You may also build `xcaddy` from source:
 
 ```bash
-$ go install github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy/cmd/xcaddy@latest
+go install github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy/cmd/xcaddy@latest
 ```
 
 For Debian, Ubuntu, and Raspbian, an `xcaddy` package is available from our [Cloudsmith repo](https://cloudsmith.io/~caddy/repos/xcaddy/packages/):