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@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ workflows.
 This tool is on PyPI. To install, please run:
 
 ```bash
-$ pip install fixml
+pip install fixml
 ```
 
 ## Usage
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ such as specifying a checklist file, output format, and verbosity.
 Example calls:
 ```bash
 # Evaluate repo, and output the evalutions as a JSON file in working directory
-$ fixml evaluate /path/to/your/repo
+fixml evaluate /path/to/your/repo
 
 # Perform the above verbosely, and use the JSON file to export a HTML report
-$ fixml evaluate /path/to/your/repo -e ./eval_report.html -v
+fixml evaluate /path/to/your/repo -e ./eval_report.html -v
 
 # Perform the above, but use a custom checklist, and to overwrite existing report
-$ fixml evaluate /path/to/your/repo -e ./eval_report.html -v -o -c checklist/checklist.csv
+fixml evaluate /path/to/your/repo -e ./eval_report.html -v -o -c checklist/checklist.csv
 
 # Perform the above, and to use gpt-4o as the evaluation model
-$ fixml evaluate /path/to/your/repo -e ./eval_report.html -v -o -c checklist/checklist.csv -m gpt-4o
+fixml evaluate /path/to/your/repo -e ./eval_report.html -v -o -c checklist/checklist.csv -m gpt-4o
 ```
 
 #### Test Spec Generator
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ the test specification generation process.
 Example calls:
 ```bash
 # Generate test function specifications and to write them into a .py file
-$ fixml generate test.py
+fixml generate test.py
 
 # Perform the above, but to use a custom checklist
-$ fixml generate test.py -c checklist/checklist.csv
+fixml generate test.py -c checklist/checklist.csv
 ```
 
 ### Package
@@ -139,25 +139,25 @@ on [their official website](https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/).
 
 1. Clone this repository from GitHub:
 ```bash
-$ git clone git@github.com:UBC-MDS/fixml.git
+git clone git@github.com:UBC-MDS/fixml.git
 ```
 
 2. Create a conda environment:
 
 ```bash
-$ conda env create -f environment.yaml
+conda env create -f environment.yaml
 ```
 
 3. Activate the newly created conda environment (default name `fixml`):
 
 ```bash
-$ conda activate fixml
+conda activate fixml
 ```
 
 4. Use `poetry` which is preinstalled in the conda environment to create a local package install:
 
 ```bash
-$ poetry install
+poetry install
 ```
 
 5. You now should be able to run `fixml`, try:
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ to run the test suite:
 
 ```bash
 # skip integration tests
-$ pytest -m "not integeration"
+pytest -m "not integeration"
 
 # run ALL tests, which requires OPENAI_API_KEY to be set
-$ pytest
+pytest
 ```
 
 ## Contributing