diff --git a/doc/en/getting-started.rst b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
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@@ -186,14 +186,15 @@ You can find out what kind of builtin :ref:`fixtures` exist by typing::
     pytest --fixtures   # shows builtin and custom fixtures
 
 Contributing tests to an existing project
--------------------------------------
+-------------------------------------------
 
 Say you want to contribute some tests to an existing repository.  
 After pulling the code into your development space using some 
 flavor of version control and (optionally) setting up a virtualenv
 you will want to run::
 
-    pip install -e  # Environment dependent alternatives include 
+    cd <repository>
+    pip install -e .  # Environment dependent alternatives include 
                     # 'python setup.py develop' and 'conda develop' 
 
 in your project root.  This will set up a symlink to your code in