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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Spelling of ``pip`` command may likewise have to be amended as noted above.
 **core shell:** When using ``xonsh`` as a default shell (and we do!), it's important to ensure that it is installed in a
 Python environment that is independent of changes from the system package manager.  If you are installing
 ``xonsh`` via your system package-manager, this is handled for you.  If you install ``xonsh`` outside of your
-system package manager, you can use `xonsh-install <a href="https://github.com/anki-code/xonsh-install>`_ for this.
+system package manager, you can use `xonsh-install <https://github.com/anki-code/xonsh-install>`_ for this.
 
 **platform package managers**
 Various operating system distributions have platform-specific package managers which may offer a xonsh package.