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@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ To use percent literals in an output template use `%%`. To output to stdout use
 
 The current default template is `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s`.
 
-In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title:
+In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title.
 
 #### Output template and Windows batch files