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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ To use getopt in your project you can just add it as a dependency in your
 Usage
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-The *getopt* module provides four functions:
+The `getopt` module provides four functions:
 
 ```erlang
 parse([{Name, Short, Long, ArgSpec, Help}], Args :: string() | [string()]) ->