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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ If the directory exists, default BLE address and history will be stored there.
 
 If there is an initialization script file called `init`, it will be executed just before the commands provided on command line are executed (and after evaluation of the arguments).
 
-Init files can also be defined for a given device, meshcore-cli will look for `<device-name>.init` file in configuration directory (usefull to specify timeout for contacts that are behind bridges with `contact_timeout` command).
+Init files can also be defined for a given device, meshcore-cli will look for `<device-name>.init` file in configuration directory (useful to specify timeout for contacts that are behind bridges with `contact_timeout` command).
 
 ### Arguments