diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9950ec2b..4bd72da7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ Add the theme as a git submodule:
 ```bash
 git init  # if your project is a git repository already, ignore this command
 git submodule add https://github.com/jieiku/abridge.git themes/abridge
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+git submodule update --remote --merge
 ```
 
 Or clone the theme into your themes directory:
@@ -96,9 +98,10 @@ Copy some files from the theme directory to your project's root directory:
 
 ```bash
 touch templates/.gitkeep
+rsync themes/abridge/.gitignore .gitignore
 rsync themes/abridge/config.toml config.toml
 rsync themes/abridge/content/_index.md content/
-rsync themes/abridge/COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/* sass/
+rsync -r themes/abridge/COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/* sass/
 rsync themes/abridge/netlify.toml netlify.toml
 rsync themes/abridge/package_abridge.js package_abridge.js
 rsync themes/abridge/package.json package.json
diff --git a/content/overview-abridge/index.md b/content/overview-abridge/index.md
index 4739a14e..73e6c47b 100644
--- a/content/overview-abridge/index.md
+++ b/content/overview-abridge/index.md
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ Add the theme as a git submodule:
 ```bash
 git init  # if your project is a git repository already, ignore this command
 git submodule add https://github.com/jieiku/abridge.git themes/abridge
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+git submodule update --remote --merge
 ```
 
 Or clone the theme into your themes directory:
@@ -91,9 +93,10 @@ Copy some files from the theme directory to your project's root directory:
 
 ```bash
 touch templates/.gitkeep
+rsync themes/abridge/.gitignore .gitignore
 rsync themes/abridge/config.toml config.toml
 rsync themes/abridge/content/_index.md content/
-rsync themes/abridge/COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/* sass/
+rsync -r themes/abridge/COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/* sass/
 rsync themes/abridge/netlify.toml netlify.toml
 rsync themes/abridge/package_abridge.js package_abridge.js
 rsync themes/abridge/package.json package.json