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@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ You can read more here: https://docs.invidious.io/applications/
 1.  Fork it ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/fork ).
 1.  Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`).
 1.  Stage your files (`git add .`).
-1.  Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`).
+1.  Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some feature'`).
 1.  Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`).
 1.  Create a new pull request ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/compare ).