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 subproject configuration syntax:
 
 ```shell
-$ meson setup ... -Dlibpldm:abi=deprecated,stable,testing ...
+meson setup ... -Dlibpldm:abi=deprecated,stable,testing ...
 ```
 
 ## OEM/vendor-specific functions