From 7d7aa7284afd59a8311593b0873b1302f1dfcb13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rich Seymour <105805+rseymour@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2023 20:06:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update install.md instructions regarding symlinks (#7231)

* Update install.md

Fixes `ln` command line bug that could hit users moving from packaged to source builds.

* Remove extra 'how to' command example
---
 book/src/install.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/book/src/install.md b/book/src/install.md
index 8d80712fe8383..7483be299edb9 100644
--- a/book/src/install.md
+++ b/book/src/install.md
@@ -204,9 +204,11 @@ HELIX_RUNTIME=/home/user-name/src/helix/runtime
 Or, create a symlink in `~/.config/helix` that links to the source code directory:
 
 ```sh
-ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime
+ln -Ts $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime
 ```
 
+If the above command fails to create a symbolic link because the file exists either move `~/.config/helix/runtime` to a new location or delete it, then run the symlink command above again. 
+
 #### Windows
 
 Either set the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable to point to the runtime files using the Windows setting (search for