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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/sshbackup
 
 ### scheduling
 using cronjobs is the way to go. example /etc/crontab:
-```cron
+```text
 SHELL=/bin/sh
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 MAILTO="admin@example.com"