diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daa5138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+HEAD
+src
+v*
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index bb2b4ed..7e2bb82 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 
 First you'll need to make sure your system has a c++ compiler.  For OSX, XCode will work, for Ubuntu, the build-essential package works.  You'll also need `git` if you want to track HEAD.
 
-To install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the nvm.sh file inside it.  I put mine in a folder called `.nvm`.
+To install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the "`nvm.sh`" file inside it.  I put mine in a folder called "`.nvm`".
+
+Or if you have `git` installed, then just clone it:
+
+    git clone git://gist.github.com/367305.git ~/.nvm
 
 Then add three lines to your bash profile:
 
diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 8c76b69..a3dbff4 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ nvm()
         return;
       fi
       # TODO: put a star by the current active one if possible
-      ls "$NVM_DIR" | grep -v src | grep -v nvm.sh
+      ls "$NVM_DIR" | grep -v src | grep -v nvm.sh | grep -v README.markdown
     ;;
     * )
       nvm help