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@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ the command-line, by far the best way to go is to install <a
 href="http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/">thttpd</a>. Just grab the
 latest tarball, untar it (it will create its own directory), and run
 ./configure &amp;&amp; make. Then mkdir hidserv, cd hidserv, and run
-"../thttpd -p 5222 -h localhost". Wham, you're running a webserver on
-port 5222. You can put files to serve in the hidserv directory.
+"../thttpd -p 5222 -h localhost". It will give you back your prompt,
+and now you're running a webserver on port 5222. You can put files to
+serve in the hidserv directory.
 </p>
 
 <p>If you're on Windows, ...