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@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Before starting, please review the [general project directions](../projects.md).
 ## Corrections/Clarifications
 
 * Jan 30: fix script name (count.sh to multi.sh) in part 4
+* Jan 30: update general project specifications to say "Clone with SSH" instead of "Clone with HTTPS"
 
 ## Prepare: Virtual Machine Connection
 
diff --git a/projects.md b/projects.md
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ways to authenticate.  One is via SSH key:
 5. paste the key you copied, give it any title you wish, and optionally specify an expiration
 6. find your new repo (you can navigate from https://git.doit.wisc.edu/cdis/cs/courses/cs544)
 7. click the "Code" dropdown
-8. copy the "Clone with HTTPS" URL
+8. copy the "Clone with SSH" URL
 9. on your VM, run `git clone URL` (replacing "URL" with the one you copied)
 
 ### Initialization