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@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ recommended way of installing `poetry`.
 
 ### osx / linux / bashonwindows install instructions
 ```bash
-curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-poetry/poetry/master/get-poetry.py | python
+curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-poetry/poetry/master/get-poetry.py | python -
 ```
 ### windows powershell install instructions
 ```powershell
-(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-poetry/poetry/master/get-poetry.py -UseBasicParsing).Content | python
+(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-poetry/poetry/master/get-poetry.py -UseBasicParsing).Content | python -
 ```
 
 !!! note
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-poetry/poetry/master/get-poet
 The installer installs the `poetry` tool to Poetry's `bin` directory.
 On Unix it is located at `$HOME/.poetry/bin` and on Windows at `%USERPROFILE%\.poetry\bin`.
 
-This directory will be in your `$PATH` environment variable,
-which means you can run them from the shell without further configuration.
-Open a new shell and type the following:
+This directory will be automatically added to your `$PATH` environment variable,
+by appending a statement to your `$HOME/.profile` configuration (or equivalent files).
+If you do not feel comfortable with this, please pass the `--no-modify-path` flag to
+the installer and manually add the Poetry's `bin` directory to your path.
+
+Finally, open a new shell and type the following:
 
 ```bash
 poetry --version