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-Any databases you create will be stored in this directory. So, for this example, a directory named `getting_started` will be created here later in this walkthrough, after you run `create database getting_started;` in a SQL shell (see section [Create a schema](#create-a-schema)). Navigating to `~/dolt/getting_started` will then allow you to access this database using the Dolt command line.
+Any databases you create will be stored in this directory. So, for this example, a directory named `getting_started` will be created here once you run `create database getting_started`. Navigating to `~/dolt/getting_started` will allow you to access this database using the Dolt command line.
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+NOTE: For this example, the `getting_started` directory will be created after you run `create database getting_started;` in a SQL shell in the [Create a schema section](#create-a-schema). Don't do anything except make the directory and navigate to it just yet.
 
 ## Start a MySQL-compatible database server