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@@ -4367,7 +4367,7 @@ interface, for example
 .Ic status-style
 for the status line.
 In addition, embedded styles may be specified in format options, such as
-.Ic status-left-format ,
+.Ic status-left ,
 by enclosing them in
 .Ql #[
 and