diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ this repo contains the baseline files for the theme my homepage uses
 - run the following commands 
 
 ```
-np install @11ty/eleventy tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
+npm install @11ty/eleventy tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
 ```
 
 you will have to change default parameters set in my index.html