From b218470b4d4c3a6fd2642044ecffc009aa99bd6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Klabnik Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 12:20:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Make note about $ more prominent. Fixes #25554 --- src/doc/trpl/installing-rust.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/installing-rust.md b/src/doc/trpl/installing-rust.md index cc1ffdded1e..73bbe77fe26 100644 --- a/src/doc/trpl/installing-rust.md +++ b/src/doc/trpl/installing-rust.md @@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ The first step to using Rust is to install it! There are a number of ways to install Rust, but the easiest is to use the `rustup` script. If you're on Linux -or a Mac, all you need to do is this (note that you don't need to type in the -`$`s, they just indicate the start of each command): +or a Mac, all you need to do is this: + +> Note: you don't need to type in the `$`s, they just indicate the start of +> each command. You’ll see many tutorials and examples around the web that +> follow this convention: `$` for commands run as your regular user, and +> `#` for commands you should be running as an administrator. ```bash $ curl -sf -L https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup.sh | sh