diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25b4774..e4d7afe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ Extends (presumed-available) groovy syntax highlighting.
 
 ### Manual
 
-    git clone https://github.com/LukeGoodsell/nextflow-vim ~/nextflow-vim;
-    mkdir ~/.vim/ftdetect; mkdir ~/.vim/ftplugin;
-    cp ~/nextflow-vim/ftdetect/nextflow.vim ~/.vim/ftdetect;
-    cp ~/nextflow-vim/syntax/nextflow.vim ~/.vim/ftplugin;
+    git clone https://github.com/LukeGoodsell/nextflow-vim.git
+    mkdir -p ~/.vim/{ftdetect,ftplugin,syntax}
+    for subdir in ftdetect ftplugin syntax; do
+        cp nextflow-vim/$subdir/* ~/.vim/$subdir
+    done
 
 ## Goals