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 ## How to build
 ### Compiling/Installation
 1. [follow Google's instructions to install Go](https://golang.org/doc/install)
-    - after these instructions you should have $GOPATH set
-2. run `$ go get -u gitlab.com/whom/shs`
-3. change directory to $GOPATH/src/gitlab.com/whom/shs
-4. run `$ go install ./cmd/shs.go`
-    - if you have the Go binary directory in your path you can now call `shs` via the shell
+2. run `$ mkdir -p ~/go`
+3. add the following commands to your shell configuration, and run them in your shell
+    - `export GOPATH $HOME/go`
+    - `export PATH $PATH:$GOPATH/bin`
+4. run `$ go get -u gitlab.com/whom/shs`
+5. change directory to `$GOPATH/src/gitlab.com/whom/shs`
+6. run `$ go install ./cmd/shs.go`
+7. you can now call `shs` via the shell
 
 ### Adding SHS to your application
 Here are some important tips for integrating an SHS REPL into another codebase.