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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Bash wrapper for the Discord-Linux API
 mc-connect uses your my-mc.link api key.
 
 ```bash
-export MY_MC_API_KEY='<my-mc.link api key'
+export MY_MC_API_KEY='<my-mc.link api key>'
 ```
 
 sub-commands can be shown by running the script without arguments