diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ To install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the "`nvm.sh`" file
 
 Or if you have `git` installed, then just clone it:
 
-    git clone git://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm
+    git clone git://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/nvm
 
 To activate nvm, you need to source it from your bash shell