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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $ ipython profile create scala
 ```
 Then add the following line:
 ```
-c.KernelManager.kernel_cmd = ["java", "-jar", "$ISCALA_PATH/lib/IScala.jar", "--connection-file", "{connection_file}", "--parent"]"
+c.KernelManager.kernel_cmd = ["java", "-jar", "$ISCALA_PATH/lib/IScala.jar", "--connection-file", "{connection_file}", "--parent"]
 ```
 to `~/.config/ipython/profile_scala/ipython_config.py`. Replace `$ISCALA_PATH` with the actual
 location of `IScala.jar`. Then you can run IPython with `ipython console --profile scala`.