diff --git a/docs/documentation/advanced-features/ignoring/index.markdown b/docs/documentation/advanced-features/ignoring/index.markdown
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Ignoring
 layout: default
 ---
 
-Files commited to version control (i.e. not in .gitignore) can still be ignored when deploying.  To ignore these files or directories, simply add them to .gitattributes:
+Files committed to version control (i.e. not in .gitignore) can still be ignored when deploying.  To ignore these files or directories, simply add them to .gitattributes:
 
 ```bash
 config/deploy/deploy.rb   export-ignore