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@@ -4,28 +4,28 @@ Scripts and tools for working with jupyter lab and dask on the iris cluster
 using slurm. The included scripts and instructions are simplifications of the
 instructions created by the PanGeo group here:
 
-    http://pangeo.io/setup_guides/hpc.html
+http://pangeo.io/setup_guides/hpc.html
 
 ## To install
 
 If you have SSH keys set up with gitlab:
 
 ```bash
-    ssh -A iris
-    git clone git@gitlab.ssec.wisc.edu:davidh/jupyter_lab_slurm.git
+ssh -A iris
+git clone git@gitlab.ssec.wisc.edu:davidh/jupyter_lab_slurm.git
 ```
 
 Otherwise:
 
 ```bash
-    ssh iris
-    git clone https://gitlab.ssec.wisc.edu/davidh/jupyter_lab_slurm.git
+ssh iris
+git clone https://gitlab.ssec.wisc.edu/davidh/jupyter_lab_slurm.git
 ```
 
 ### Create password for jupyter lab session
 
 ```bash
-    /home/davidh/miniconda3/envs/pangeo/bin/jupyter notebook password
+/home/davidh/miniconda3/envs/pangeo/bin/jupyter notebook password
 ```
 
 ## Run jupyter lab on iris
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ Otherwise:
 After exiting out of your iris SSH connection, meaning you are on your local
 machine with a direct connection to iris, run:
 
-    eval "$(ssh -A iris jupyter_lab_slurm/start_jupyter_lab.sh)"
+```bash
+eval "$(ssh -A iris jupyter_lab_slurm/start_jupyter_lab.sh)"
+```
 
 This will: