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 uutils is an attempt at writing universal (as in cross-platform) CLI
 utilities in [Rust](http://www.rust-lang.org).
-While all programs hve been implemented, some options might be missing
+While all programs have been implemented, some options might be missing
 or different behavior might be experienced.
 
 To install it: