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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ You must configure your shell to enable its completion support. This is because
 
 ## Configuring Completions in `bash`
 
-To make Homebrew's completions available in `bash`, you must source the definitions as part of your shell's startup. Add the following to your `~/.bash_profile` if it exists or `~/.profile` otherwise:
+To make Homebrew's completions available in `bash`, you must source the definitions as part of your shell's startup. Add the following to your `~/.bash_profile` (or, if it doesn't exist, `~/.profile):
 
 ```sh
 if type brew &>/dev/null; then