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@@ -153,22 +153,22 @@ export GIT_BACKUP_INTERVAL=45m
 ```
 
 note:
-- if you don't specify the trailing 'm' or 'h' then hours are assumed.
-- the interval is added to the start of the last backup and not the time it finished, therefore ensure the interval is greater than the duration of a backup.
+- if you don't specify the trailing 'm' or 'h' then hours are assumed.  
+- the interval is added to the start of the last backup and not the time it finished, therefore ensure the interval is greater than the duration of a backup.  
 
 ## rotating backups
 
 A new bundle is created every time a change is detected in the repository. To keep only the _x_ most recent, use the
-following provider specific environment variables:
-`GITEA_BACKUPS=x`
-`GITHUB_BACKUPS=x`
-`GITLAB_BACKUPS=x`
-`BITBUCKET_BACKUPS=x`
+following provider specific environment variables:  
+`GITEA_BACKUPS=x`  
+`GITHUB_BACKUPS=x`  
+`GITLAB_BACKUPS=x`  
+`BITBUCKET_BACKUPS=x`  
 
 ## setting the request timeout
 
-By default, soba will wait up to five minutes for a response to complete. This could be anything from an API call to discover repositories to a clone of a large repository.
-If you have a slow connection or very large repositories, you may want to increase this. To do so, set the environment variable `GIT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` to the number of seconds you wish to wait. For example, to wait up to ten minutes:
+By default, soba will wait up to five minutes for a response to complete. This could be anything from an API call to discover repositories to a clone of a large repository.  
+If you have a slow connection or very large repositories, you may want to increase this. To do so, set the environment variable `GIT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` to the number of seconds you wish to wait. For example, to wait up to ten minutes:  
 ```bash
 export GIT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=600
 ```
@@ -177,18 +177,18 @@ export GIT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=600
 
 ### Telegram
 *(since release 1.2.20)*
-To send a Telegram message on completion, set the environment variables:
-`SOBA_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN` with the bot token
-`SOBA_TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID` with the chat/group id
-To get the bot token:
-- send a message to @BotFather of /newbot
-- 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`
-- record the chat id in the response
+To send a Telegram message on completion, set the environment variables:  
+`SOBA_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN` with the bot token  
+`SOBA_TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID` with the chat/group id  
+To get the bot token:  
+- send a message to @BotFather of /newbot  
+- 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`  
+- record the chat id in the response 
 
 ### Slack
 *(since release 1.2.16)*
@@ -221,17 +221,17 @@ You can see a sample [here](examples/webhook-short.json).
 > 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.
 
 ### ntfy
-*(since release 1.2.10)*
-ntfy is a popular service that enables push notifications for desktop and mobile apps.
-To send a message on completion of a run: set the environment variable `SOBA_NTFY_URL` with the url of the endpoint.
-For example:
+*(since release 1.2.10)*  
+ntfy is a popular service that enables push notifications for desktop and mobile apps.  
+To send a message on completion of a run: set the environment variable `SOBA_NTFY_URL` with the url of the endpoint.  
+For example:  
 `$ export SOBA_NTFY_URL=https://ntfy.sh/example-topic`
 
 ## logging
 
 ### persistence
 
-Messages are written to stdout and can be persisted by directing to a file, e.g.
+Messages are written to stdout and can be persisted by directing to a file, e.g.  
 `soba > soba.log`
 
 #### logging to /var/log/soba