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 ### Brew (MacOS or Linux with Homebrew)
 Install the LocalStack CLI by using our [official LocalStack Brew Tap](https://github.com/localstack/homebrew-tap):
 ```
-$ brew install localstack/tap/localstack-cli
+brew install localstack/tap/localstack-cli
 ```
 
 ### Binary download (MacOS, Linux, Windows)