From 5aadf32c813e1cb8c3b3a3f746f659e039e205d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Harpending <peter@harpending.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:55:13 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fixing formatting

---
 README.md | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 625b0d2..de56685 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,58 +12,58 @@ Last updated: September 23, 2025 (PRH).
 
     Adapt this to your Linux distribution.
 
-    1.a.    **Install necessary build tools**
+    a.  **Install necessary build tools**
 
-            ```bash
-            sudo apt update
-            sudo apt upgrade
-            sudo apt install \
-                gcc curl g++ dpkg-dev build-essential automake autoconf \
-                libncurses-dev libssl-dev flex xsltproc libwxgtk3.2-dev \
-                wget vim git
-            ```
+        ```bash
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt upgrade
+        sudo apt install \
+            gcc curl g++ dpkg-dev build-essential automake autoconf \
+            libncurses-dev libssl-dev flex xsltproc libwxgtk3.2-dev \
+            wget vim git
+        ```
 
-    1.b.    **Put [Kerl](https://github.com/kerl/kerl) somewhere in your
-            `$PATH`**. This is a tool to build Erlang releases.
+    b.  **Put [Kerl](https://github.com/kerl/kerl) somewhere
+        in your `$PATH`**. This is a tool to build Erlang releases.
 
-            ```bash
-            wget -O ~/bin/kerl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kerl/kerl/master/kerl
-            chmod u+x ~/bin/kerl
-            ```
+        ```bash
+        wget -O ~/bin/kerl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kerl/kerl/master/kerl
+        chmod u+x ~/bin/kerl
+        ```
 
-    1.c.    **Build Erlang from source using Kerl**
+    c.  **Build Erlang from source using Kerl**
 
-            ```bash
-            kerl update releases
-            ## use the most recent one that looks stable
-            ## you do need to type the number twice, that's not a typo
-            kerl build 28.1 28.1
-            kerl install 28.1 ~/.erts/28.1
-            ```
+        ```bash
+        kerl update releases
+        ## use the most recent one that looks stable
+        ## you do need to type the number twice, that's not a typo
+        kerl build 28.1 28.1
+        kerl install 28.1 ~/.erts/28.1
+        ```
 
-    1.d.    **Put Erlang in your `$PATH`**
+    d.  **Put Erlang in your `$PATH`**
 
-            Update .bashrc or .zshrc or whatever with the following line:
+        Update .bashrc or .zshrc or whatever with the following line:
 
-            ```bash
-            . $HOME/.erts/28.1/activate
-            ```
+        ```bash
+        . $HOME/.erts/28.1/activate
+        ```
 
 
-    1.e.    **Install zx**
+    e.  **Install zx**
 
-            ```bash
-            wget -q https://zxq9.com/projects/zomp/get_zx && bash get_zx
-            ```
+        ```bash
+        wget -q https://zxq9.com/projects/zomp/get_zx && bash get_zx
+        ```
 
-    1.f.    **Test zx works**
+    f.  **Test zx works**
 
-            zx installs itself to `~/bin`, so make sure that's in your
-            `$PATH`.
+        zx installs itself to `~/bin`, so make sure that's in your
+        `$PATH`.
 
-            ```bash
-            zx run erltris
-            ```
+        ```bash
+        zx run erltris
+        ```
 
 
 ## Notes