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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ recommend to use [Meson](http://mesonbuild.com/) (version 0.38 or
 newer) and [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org).  After extracting the
 libfuse tarball, create a (temporary) build directory and run Meson:
 
-    $ md build; cd build
+    $ mkdir build; cd build
     $ meson ..
 
 Normally, the default build options will work fine. If you