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 Other command are help and list.
 
 The test framework places temporary files under /tmp/test-output/.  By default
-the tests tody up after themselves, just leaving a log file for each test.  You
+the tests tidy up after themselves, just leaving a log file for each test.  You
 can turn this off by using the --disable-unlink flag if you want all the
 artifacts left.