diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ git archive master --format=zip --output=master.zip
 git add --all && git commit --amend --no-edit
 ```
 
-## Purnes branches that have been deleted in the remote.
+## Prunes branches that have been deleted in the remote.
 ```sh
 git fetch -p
 ```