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  * #1037: Fix an error with the "extract" action when both a remote repository and a
    "working_directory" are used.
  * #1044: Fix an error in the systemd credential hook when the credential name contains a "."
-   chararcter.
+   character.
 
 1.9.14
  * #409: With the PagerDuty monitoring hook, send borgmatic logs to PagerDuty so they show up in the