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@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ sudo ./run.sh ~/cs350-teststudent/a0
 ```
 Once you are inside the container, you can run
 ```
-./run_assignment.sh ASSTUSER#`
+./run_assignment.sh ASSTUSER#
 ```
  where `#` represents the assignment number.