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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Every task can contain a `timeoutSeconds` option to increase it's defautl value.
 Downloads a GitHub repository with an optional reference (branch, tag, commit hash) or subpath.  
 If the directory structure does not exist, it is created.
 - `src`: The repository to be downloaded. This can be an URL or `repo_owner/repo_name`.
-- `ref`: *(optional)* The git reference to be fownloaded. This can be a branch, a tag, or a commit hash. If none is set, the recipe engine will query GitHub's API to get the default branch name (usually `master` or `main`).
+- `ref`: *(optional)* The git reference to be downloaded. This can be a branch, a tag, or a commit hash. If none is set, the recipe engine will query GitHub's API to get the default branch name (usually `master` or `main`).
 - `subpath`: *(optional)* When specified, copies a subpath of the repository.
 - `dest`: The destination path for the downloaded file.
 > Note: If you have more than 30 of this action, it is recommended to set the ref, otherwise users will may end up getting download errors (401/403 instead of 429) due to the number of times txAdmin calls the GitHub API.