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@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ nvm is a version manager for [node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/), designed to be i
 
 ### Install & Update Script
 
+**If you use macOS, you must install Xcode and agree to the Xcode License before you install nvm.**
+
 To **install** or **update** nvm, you should run the [install script][2]. To do that, you may either download and run the script manually, or use the following cURL or Wget command:
 ```sh
 curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
 wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
-Running either of the above commands downloads a script and runs it. The script clones the nvm repository to `~/.nvm`, and attempts to add the source lines from the snippet below to the correct profile file (`~/.bash_profile`, `~/.zshrc`, `~/.profile`, or `~/.bashrc`).
+Running either of the above commands downloads a script and runs it. The script clones the nvm repository to `~/.nvm`, and attempts to add the source lines from the snippet below to the correct profile file (`~/.bash_profile`, `~/.zshrc`, `~/.profile`, or `~/.bashrc`). **If you don't have a profile file in your home dir, you'll need to add the appropriate one before you run the script.**
 
 <a id="profile_snippet"></a>
 ```sh