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 No additional setup is required on JURON. You can simply clone the repository along with the
 datasets using the following command:
 
-    `git lfs clone https://gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de/khalid1/ml_dl_on_supercomputers.git`
+    git lfs clone https://gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de/khalid1/ml_dl_on_supercomputers.git
 
 ## 4. Running a sample