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@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dotenv](https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv).
 Installation is super-easy via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):
 
 ```bash
-$ composer require vlucas/phpdotenv
+composer require vlucas/phpdotenv
 ```
 
 or add it by hand to your `composer.json` file.