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 ### Amend an old commit
 
-Pressing `shift+a` on any commit will amend that commit with the currently staged changes (running an interactive rebase in the backkground).
+Pressing `shift+a` on any commit will amend that commit with the currently staged changes (running an interactive rebase in the background).
 
 ![amend_old_commit](../assets/demo/amend_old_commit-compressed.gif)