From 98b6d335644e119480b6da0a762deca590d3a526 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sergey Biryukov <sergeybiryukov@git.wordpress.org>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:32:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Clarify the instructions on starting the local
 environment for the first time.

This adds a mention of cloning the repository before running the npm commands in the terminal.

Props justinahinon.
Fixes #52278. See #51414.

git-svn-id: https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@49957 602fd350-edb4-49c9-b593-d223f7449a82
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 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b28f322c8e..48af3be754 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Ensure [Docker](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop) is running befor
 
 #### To start the development environment for the first time
 
+Clone the current repository using `git clone https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop.git`. Then in your terminal move to the repository folder `cd wordpress-develop` and run the following commands:
+
 ```
 npm install
 npm run build:dev