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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Put the [script](src/borgwrapper.sh) somewhere practical
 
 # Configuration
 By default borgwrapper expects the configuration to be located at `/etc/borgwrapper/config.sh`.
-A example configuration file is included in [config.sh.example](src/config.sh.example)
+An example configuration file is included in [config.sh.example](src/config.sh.example)
 Ensure restrictive permissions on this file as it exposes the passphrase.
 
     chown root. config.sh