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@@ -48,28 +48,24 @@ bash docker_ctl.sh bucket_create
 creates a bucket in couchbase.
 
 ```sh
-cd hearthmod/
 bash docker_ctl.sh bucket_restore
 ```
 
 restores the latest database snapshot/populates it.
 
 ```sh
-cd hearthmod/
 bash docker_ctl.sh compile
 ```
 
 compiles and installs the entire hearthmod server stack.
 
 ```sh
-cd hearthmod/
 bash docker_ctl.sh start
 ```
 
 starts the hearthmod server stack.
 
 ```sh
-cd hearthmod/
 bash docker_ctl.sh stop
 ```