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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Run `./naive` with the following `config.json` to get a SOCKS5 proxy at local po
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-Or quic://user:pass@example.com, if it works better. See also [parameter usage](https://github.com/klzgrad/naiveproxy/blob/master/USAGE.txt) and [performance tuning](https://github.com/klzgrad/naiveproxy/wiki/Performance-Tuning).
+Or `quic://user:pass@example.com`, if it works better. See also [parameter usage](https://github.com/klzgrad/naiveproxy/blob/master/USAGE.txt) and [performance tuning](https://github.com/klzgrad/naiveproxy/wiki/Performance-Tuning).
 
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