diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 You want to make a native wrapper for WhatsApp Web (or any web page).
 
 ```bash
-$ nativefier web.whatsapp.com
+nativefier web.whatsapp.com
 ```
 
 ![Walkthrough](screenshots/walkthrough.gif)
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ View the changelog [here](https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier/blob/development
 - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) `>=4`
 
 ```bash
-# for use from the command line
-$ npm install nativefier -g
+npm install nativefier -g
 ```
 
 See [optional dependencies](#optional-dependencies) for more.
@@ -62,13 +61,13 @@ See [optional dependencies](#optional-dependencies) for more.
 Creating a native desktop app for [medium.com](http://medium.com):
 
 ```bash
-$ nativefier "http://medium.com"
+nativefier "http://medium.com"
 ```
 
 Nativefier will intelligently attempt to determine the app name, your OS and processor architecture, among other options. If desired, the app name or other options can be overwritten by specifying the `--name "Medium"` as part of the command line options, as such.
 
 ```bash
-$ nativefier --name "Some Awesome App" "http://medium.com"
+nativefier --name "Some Awesome App" "http://medium.com"
 ```
 Read the [API documentation](docs/api.md) for other command line flags and options that can be used to configure the packaged app.
 
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
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--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 ## Command Line
 
 ```bash
-$ nativefier [options] <targetUrl> [dest]
+nativefier [options] <targetUrl> [dest]
 ```
 Command line options are listed below.
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Allows you to inject a javascript or css file. This command can be run multiple
 Example:
 
 ```bash
-$ nativefier http://google.com --inject ./some-js-injection.js --inject ./some-css-injection.css ~/Desktop
+nativefier http://google.com --inject ./some-js-injection.js --inject ./some-css-injection.css ~/Desktop
 ```
 
 #### [full-screen]
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Enables crash reporting and set the URL to submit crash reports to
 Example:
 
 ```bash
-$ nativefier http://google.com --crash-reporter https://electron-crash-reporter.appspot.com/PROJECT_ID/create/
+nativefier http://google.com --crash-reporter https://electron-crash-reporter.appspot.com/PROJECT_ID/create/
 ```
 
 #### [zoom]
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ You can use the Nativefier programmatic API as well.
 
 ```bash
 # install and save to package.json
-$ npm install --save nativefier
+npm install --save nativefier
 ```
 
 In your `.js` file:
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 49bdae1..5d8a117 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -5,48 +5,48 @@
 First clone the project
 
 ```bash
-$ git clone https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier.git
-$ cd nativefier
+git clone https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier.git
+cd nativefier
 ```
 
 Install dependencies
 
 ```bash
 # OSX and Linux
-$ npm run dev-up
+npm run dev-up
 
 # Windows
-$ npm install
-$ cd app
-$ npm install
+npm install
+cd app
+npm install
 ```
 
 Don't forget to compile source files:
 
 ```bash
-$ npm run build
+npm run build
 ```
 
-You can set up symlinks so that you can run `$ nativefier` for your local changes
+You can set up symlinks so that you can run `nativefier` for your local changes
 
 ```bash
-$ npm link
+npm link
 ```
 
 After doing so, you can then run Nativefier with your test parameters
 
 ```bash
-$ nativefier <...>
+nativefier <...>
 ```
 
 Or you can automatically watch the files for changes with:
 
 ```bash
-$ npm run watch
+npm run watch
 ```
 
 ## Tests
 
 ```bash
-$ npm test
+npm test
 ```