diff --git a/src/docs/sphinx/buildGuide/AppleMacOS.rst b/src/docs/sphinx/buildGuide/AppleMacOS.rst
index 70d7078e0f2..7b8085035b9 100644
--- a/src/docs/sphinx/buildGuide/AppleMacOS.rst
+++ b/src/docs/sphinx/buildGuide/AppleMacOS.rst
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ Building Apple MacOS
 
 Install homebrew
 ----------------
-
+Taken from the [homebrew website](https://brew.sh)
 .. code-block::
 
   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
-  (echo; echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"') >> /Users/settgast1/.zprofile
+  (echo; echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"') >> ~/.zprofile
+  
+  note: this is the command for `zsh`. Other shells will require different commands. Homebrew should provide the correct command after install is complete.
   eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
 
 Install packages using homebrew