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@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ getconf _NPROCESSORS_CONF
 
 ===== gem5 cache size
 
-A quick `++./run -g -- -h++` leads us to the options:
+A quick `+./run -g -- -h+` leads us to the options:
 
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 --caches