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 ```
 
 This should install the files in your local TeXMF directory
-(`.local/share/texmf` by default on Linux).
+(`~/.local/share/texmf` by default on Linux).
 
 The `hooks` repository contains a simple hook to be linked to
 `.git/hooks/post-commit` for instance to install the files when you