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 **xdgcfg** is a very simple wrapper around libconfig written in C++. It reads
-and writes files into `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}`. It creates subdirectories if
+and writes files in `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}`. It creates subdirectories if
 necessary.
 
 ### Dependencies