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@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ files (notmuch.h). Then compile aerc with the necessary build tags:
     $ aerc
 
 On its first run, aerc will copy the default config files to `~/.config/aerc`
-and show the account configuration wizard.
+on Linux or ~/Library/Preferences/aerc on MacOS and show the account
+configuration wizard.
 
 If you redirect stdout to a file, logging output will be written to that file: