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@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Version-controlling my Docker configs. Local copy of this repo is in `/short/too
 Typical usage (`sudo su` first obv):
 
 ```
-cd /short/tools/docker/compose/[whichever-image]/
+cd /short/tools/docker/compose
+git pull
+cd ./[whichever-image]/
 docker compose up -d
 ```