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@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ Nagios plugin to check LVM thin pools for data and metadata usage.
 
 Call with sudo:
 
-  $ sudo ./check_lvm_thinpools 
+  ~~~
+  $ sudo ./check_lvm_thinpools
   OK - All thinpools OK
+  ~~~
+