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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is a simple bbs program written in c. The way it is meant to work is that a
 
 `bbs` depends only upon `ncurses`. 
 
-Run `make generate` to generate `version.c`, then make to build. Build files will be in `build/` and the executable `bbs` will be in the root of the repo. 
+Run `make generate` to generate `version.c`, then `make` to build. Build files will be in `build/` and the executable `bbs` will be in the root of the repo. 
 
 `make run` will build and run the program, and `make clean` will clean up the `build/` directory.