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@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ Making migrations
 
 If you make changes to the data model, you'll need to run "manage.py
 makemigrations" to create a matching migration file. If you're on a
-mac, or a system without python3, this can be difficult. In such a
-case, the ``makemigrations.sh`` script takes advantaged of a docker
-container that's slightly modified, and runs the makemigration action
-on the files in your working directory.
+mac, or a system without python3, this can be difficult.
+
+In such a case, you can use the above script to make and run a dev
+container; then::
+    docker exec -it symposion ./manage.py makemigrations
 
 
 Running a dev instance in a VirtualEnv