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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ the limit.</p>
     <td valign="top">longfile</td>
     <td valign="top">Determines how long files (&gt;100 chars) are to be 
        handled.  Allowable values are &quot;truncate&quot;, &quot;fail&quot;, 
-       &quot;warn&quot;, &quot;omil&quot; and &quot;gnu&quot;.  Default is 
+       &quot;warn&quot;, &quot;omit&quot; and &quot;gnu&quot;.  Default is 
        &quot;warn&quot;.</td>
     <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
   </tr>