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@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ For instructions on how to run soba on Kubernetes, see [here](kubernetes/README.
 
 ## scheduling backups
 
-Backups can be scheduled to run by setting an additional environment variable: `GIT_BACKUP_INTERVAL`. The value is the can be specified in hours (default) or minutes. For example, this will run the backup daily:
+Backups can be scheduled to run by setting an additional environment variable: `GIT_BACKUP_INTERVAL`. The value can be specified in hours (default) or minutes. For example, this will run the backup daily:
 
 ```bash
 export GIT_BACKUP_INTERVAL=24h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ To get the bot token:
 - submit a name, e.g. soba-notifier  
 - submit a username for the bot  
 - record bot token  
+  
 To get the chat id:  
 - add the bot user to the group (get group info and click Add)  
 - run command:`curl -s -X POST https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_BOT_TOKEN>/getUpdates`  
@@ -193,30 +194,30 @@ To get the chat id:
 ### Slack
 *(since release 1.2.16)*
 To send a Slack message on completion, set the environment variables:
-`SLACK_CHANNEL_ID` with the channel id
-`SLACK_API_TOKEN` with the token for the Slack app
-For example:
-`$ export SLACK_CHANNEL_ID=C12345678`
-`$ export SLACK_API_TOKEN=xoxb-***********-************-************************`
+`SLACK_CHANNEL_ID` with the channel id  
+`SLACK_API_TOKEN` with the token for the Slack app  
+For example:  
+`$ export SLACK_CHANNEL_ID=C12345678`  
+`$ export SLACK_API_TOKEN=xoxb-***********-************-************************`  
 
 #### note
-- channel id can be in `About` section at bottom of the channel details
-- the app needs to be added under `Apps` in the `Integrations` section of channel details
-- use the token starting with `xoxb-` and not the one starting with `xoxp-`
+- channel id can be in `About` section at bottom of the channel details  
+- the app needs to be added under `Apps` in the `Integrations` section of channel details  
+- use the token starting with `xoxb-` and not the one starting with `xoxp-`  
 
 ### webhooks
-*(since release 1.2.8)*
-To send a webhook on completion of a run: set the environment variable `SOBA_WEBHOOK_URL` with the url of the endpoint.
-For example:
-`$ export SOBA_WEBHOOK_URL=https://api.example.com/webhook`
+*(since release 1.2.8)*  
+To send a webhook on completion of a run: set the environment variable `SOBA_WEBHOOK_URL` with the url of the endpoint.  
+For example:  
+`$ export SOBA_WEBHOOK_URL=https://api.example.com/webhook`  
 
 #### webhook payload
-The payload is a JSON document containing details of the backup run.  The default format lists each repository and the success or failure of its backup.  You can see an example [here](examples/webhook.json).
-For a shorter format, with just stats on the success and failure counts, use the environment variable `SOBA_WEBHOOK_FORMAT`.
-For example:
-`$ export SOBA_WEBHOOK_FORMAT=short`
-You can see a sample [here](examples/webhook-short.json).
-*The default format (if not specified) is `long`*
+The payload is a JSON document containing details of the backup run.  The default format lists each repository and the success or failure of its backup.  You can see an example [here](examples/webhook.json).  
+For a shorter format, with just stats on the success and failure counts, use the environment variable `SOBA_WEBHOOK_FORMAT`.  
+For example:  
+`$ export SOBA_WEBHOOK_FORMAT=short`  
+You can see a sample [here](examples/webhook-short.json).  
+*The default format (if not specified) is `long`*  
 
 > NOTE: The long format webhook will contain a list of your repos and, if there's an error, may contain other details including URLs. Please keep this in mind when sending to endpoints that may be insecure.