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 ```
 
 Please note the `--datadir` option that allows you to store Erigon files in a non-default location, in this example,
-in `goerli` subdirectory of the current directory. Name of the directory `--datadir` does not have to match the name if
+in `goerli` subdirectory of the current directory. Name of the directory `--datadir` does not have to match the name of
 the chain in `--chain`.
 
 ### Mining