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@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ Rename an e-smith package as smeserver and change relevant files
 
 optional parameters, can appear in any order
 
-* \<organisation\> (any gitea organisation smeserver, smecontribs or user - defaults to smeserver)\
-* \<local\> will use parameters set for local repository else it will use remote\
-* \<force\> will automagically delete an existing repo, otherwise it will prompt\
+* \<organisation\> (any gitea organisation smeserver, smecontribs or user - defaults to smeserver)
+* \<local\> will use parameters set for local repository else it will use remote
+* \<force\> will automagically delete an existing repo, otherwise it will prompt
 * \<debug\> run in debug mode
 
 This works whether the repo and local files exist of not (it deletes them if necessary)
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