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@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ sensitive configuration data with Flux.
 
 You need to deploy both the helm operator and flux itself:
 ```bash
-$ helm install fluxcd/helm-operator --namespace flux --name helm-operator
-  \ --version 0.4.0 --values helm-operator-values.yaml
+$ helm install fluxcd/helm-operator --namespace flux --name helm-operator \
+  --version 0.4.0 --values helm-operator-values.yaml
 
 $ helm install fluxcd/flux --namespace flux --name flux --version 1.0.0 \
   --values flux-values.yaml \