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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Why shouldn't you use `sudo` with `npm`? Go read Crites's article!
 Set a prefix in your npm configuration using the `npm config` command.
 
 ```bash
-npm config set prefix './local/'
+npm config set prefix '~/.local/'
 ```
 
 This modifies your `~/.npmrc` to include the following line.