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 3. The command to run is "**python screenshare.py [port]**". Default port is 18331. Example commands are below.
 
-	# host screenshots on port 18331  
+	\# host screenshots on port 18331  
 	python screenshare.py
 
-	# host screenshots on port 80  
+	\# host screenshots on port 80  
 	python screenshare.py 80
 
 4. On other computers, open a web browser and browse "**http://serverip:port**". For example, if the serverip is 192.168.0.101 and the service port is 18331, then other computers should browse "http://192.168.0.101:18331".