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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ slide [-t rotation_seconds] [-o background_opacity(0..255)] [-b blur_radius] -p
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 * `image_folder`: where to search for images (.jpg files)
-* `-r` for recursive traversal for `image_folder`
+* `-r` for recursive traversal of `image_folder`
 * `rotation_seconds(default=30)`: time until next random image is chosen from the given folder
 * `background_opacity(default=150)`: opacity of the background filling image between 0 (black background) and 255
 * `blur_radius(default=20)`: blur radius of the background filling image