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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ It's a svelte(kit) frontend that uses `yt-dlp` to let the user download things f
 ### using node
 
 - Install nodejs (if on debian, use `extrepo` for adding the official nodesource repository)
-- Create a new directory ($PROJECT_ROOT)
+- Create a new directory (`"${PROJECT_ROOT}"`)
 - run `scripts/install.sh "${PROJECT_ROOT}"`
 
 Edit `scripts/deploy_example.sh` if you need to deploy `dl.emersa.it` to some server using `SSH`.