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 * Intuitive syntax: `fd PATTERN` instead of `find -iname '*PATTERN*'`.
 * Regular expression (default) and glob-based patterns.
 * [Very fast](#benchmark) due to parallelized directory traversal.
-* Uses colors to highlight different file types (same as *ls*).
+* Uses colors to highlight different file types (same as `ls`).
 * Supports [parallel command execution](#command-execution)
 * Smart case: the search is case-insensitive by default. It switches to
   case-sensitive if the pattern contains an uppercase