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@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ A terminal interface for Tetris
 For Mac and Linux, the binaries attached to the GitHub release should suffice.
 Here is a quick way to get the one for your OS:
 ```bash
-$ sudo -i
-$ curl -L https://github.com/samtay/tetris/releases/download/0.1.0/tetris-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/tetris
-$ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/tetris
-$ exit
+# first log in as root
+sudo -i
+# then download binary and apply permissions
+curl -L https://github.com/samtay/tetris/releases/download/0.1.0/tetris-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/tetris
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/tetris
+exit
 ```
 
 For Windows, you have to install from source. First [get stack](https://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/README/#how-to-install). Then