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 ## To Build
 
-```
 To build this package, do the following steps:
 
-    1. ./bootstrap.sh
-    2. ./configure ${CONFIGURE_FLAGS}
-    3. make
+```sh
+1. ./bootstrap.sh
+2. ./configure ${CONFIGURE_FLAGS}
+3. make
+```
 
 To clean the repository run `./bootstrap.sh clean`.
-```