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@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ commands you want. It's the easiest way to incorporate Cobra into your applicati
 
 In order to use the cobra command, compile it using the following command:
 
-    > go install github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra
+    > go get github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra
 
 This will create the cobra executable under your `$GOPATH/bin` directory.