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 ## Building from the source
 
 1. Clone the repository using the following command.
-```
-git clone --recursive https://github.com/ballerinalang/plugin-intellij.git
-```
+
+    ```
+    git clone --recursive https://github.com/ballerinalang/plugin-intellij.git
+    ```
 2. Install latest version of [Gradle](https://gradle.org/) if you don't have it installed already.
 3. Navigate into the cloned repository and run `gradle buildPlugin`.
 4. In the **build/distributions** directory, **Ballerina-Intellij-Plugin.zip** will be created.