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@@ -21,18 +21,13 @@ This is the fastest way to get started.
 See the [installation documentation](https://bazelbuild.github.io/rules_nodejs/install.html) for details and alternative methods, or if you already have a Bazel project and you're adding Node/JavaScript support to it.
 
 ```sh
-$ npm init @bazel myproject   # creates './myproject/', sets up Bazel workspace
+$ npx @bazel/create my_workspace
+$ cd my_workspace
 ```
 
-or if you prefer yarn,
-
-```sh
-$ yarn create @bazel myproject
-```
-
-> These commands are equivalent to `npx @bazel/create` which downloads the latest version of the `@bazel/create` package from npm and runs the program contained.
-
-See the output of `npm init @bazel` or `yarn create @bazel` for command-line options and next steps.
+> The `npx` tool is distributed with node. If you prefer, you can run equivalent commands `npm init @bazel` or `yarn create @bazel`.
+> If you've used `@bazel/create` before, you may want to use `npx @bazel/create@latest` to get the most recent version.
+> Run without any arguments to see available command-line flags.
 
 ## Adopters