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 ## Configuration
 A configuration file can be defined at `$XDG_CONFIG_DIR/tekup/conf` (defaults to `~/.config/tekup`)  
-If a line begins with '#' it is treated as a comment and ignored  
+If a line begins with `#` it is treated as a comment and ignored  
 The configuration file reads the following options:  
 
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