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@@ -334,13 +334,13 @@ After the initial download, it is recommended that you occasionally go through t
 3. Restart API WSGI server each day before the ECCS script:
    * `crontab -e`
 
-   ```bash
-   SHELL=/bin/bash
+     ```bash
+     SHELL=/bin/bash
 
-   0 3 * * * /usr/bin/touch $HOME/eccs/eccs.ini
-   ```
+     0 3 * * * /usr/bin/touch $HOME/eccs/eccs.ini
+     ```
 
-   This cron job must be executed prior to the ECCS script because it updates the date to the current day.
+     This cron job must be executed prior to the ECCS script because it updates the date to the current day.
 
 ### Utility