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Updated readme to address potential issue with MacOs
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Expand Up @@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ wget -qO - https://nim-lang.org/choosenim/init.sh | sh
script to install by specifying the ``CHOOSENIM_CHOOSE_VERSION``
environment variable.

**PATH setup** If `choosenim` has been installed successfully, and you're still not able to use Nim or any of the tooling (ex: `nim --v`) follow these steps in your terminal:
- MacOs: modify or create the `~/.zshenv` file with your preferred editor, e.g. `nano ~/.zshenv`
- Linux: modify or create file `~/.bash_profile`, e.g. `nano ~/.bash_profile`
- add the following line to setup the PATH correctly: `export PATH="$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"`
- make sure the current terminal session picks up the changes with this line: `source ~/.zshenv` or `source ~/.bash_profile`
- now validate everything works properly with: `nim --v`

By creating a `.zshenv` or `.bash_profile` file and adding the path to `~/.nimble/bin`, you're ensuring that your shell (terminal) knows where to look for your Nim executables and other tooling every time it starts up.
## How choosenim works

Similar to the likes of ``rustup`` and ``pyenv``, ``choosenim`` is a
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