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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ On Ubuntu or other Debian-based systems, run `sudo apt install git cmake gcc lib
 
 4. Switch into the cloned directory, `cd icsscand`
 
-5. Make a build directory, `mkdir build`
+5. Make a build directory and switch into it, `mkdir -p build && cd build`
 
 6. Invoke CMake, `cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release`
 
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ On Ubuntu or other Debian-based systems, run `sudo apt install git cmake gcc lib
 
 11. Enable the CAN interface with `sudo ip link set up can0`, replacing `can0` with whichever interface you'd like to enable
 
-12. You can now use any SocketCAN application with this interface. A good package for testing is the `can-utils` package. You can get this package with `sudo apt install can-utils`. A good testing tool which comes with this package is `candump`. Running `candump can0` will print a line for every incoming frame.
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+12. You can now use any SocketCAN application with this interface. A good package for testing is the `can-utils` package. You can get this package with `sudo apt install can-utils`. A good testing tool which comes with this package is `candump`. Running `candump can0` will print a line for every incoming frame.