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@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ you can configure repo2html by changing environment variables in the `post-recei
 refer to the list of environment variable names and their descriptions to learn more:
 
 - `GIT_WWW`: the web directory where repo2html generates static git repositories. for example, `/var/www/git/`.
-- `GIT_WWW_CLONE_URL`: the url that people will use when downloading your git repository. if you have git-daemon set up, then you can prefix the url with `git://`. otherwise, prefix the url with `http://`. for example, `git://git.example.com`. **note**: avoid a trailing slash in the url.
+- `GIT_WWW_CLONE_URL`: the url that people will use when downloading your git repository. if you have git-daemon set up, then you can prefix the url with `git://`. otherwise, prefix the url with `http://`. for example, `git://git.example.com`. **note**: avoid slashes at the end of the url.
 - `GIT_WWW_TITLE`: the text that populates the `<title>` html tag.
 - `GIT_WWW_DESCRIPTION`: a string that populates the `description` meta information about your git repository.
 - `GIT_WWW_H1`: the text that populates the `<h1>` html tag.