diff --git a/chezmoi.md b/chezmoi.md
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Example for my initial upload:
 
 ```
-sh -c "$(curl -fsLS chezmoi.io/get)"
+sh -c '$(curl -fsLS chezmoi.io/get)'
 ls -atr | egrep '^\.'
 chezmoi add ~/.bashrc
 chezmoi add ~/.vimrc