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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Public documentation will be published with every major release.
 
 Example Code
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-An example program is available in the [demo directory](demo) which contains a basic usage of NeoComm.
+In the [demo directory](demo/) there is example code of the project containing a minimal, working node using NeoComm. The program has the following usage: `./demo <local port> [<remote node address> <remote node port>]`.
 
 Clients
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