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 SublimeLinter-contrib-tailor
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-This linter plugin for [SublimeLinter][docs] provides an interface to [tailor](https://tailor.sh). It will be used with files that have the “__swift__” syntax.
+This linter plugin for [SublimeLinter][docs] provides an interface to [tailor](https://tailor.sh). It will be used with files that have the `swift` syntax.
 
 ## Installation
 SublimeLinter 3 must be installed in order to use this plugin. If SublimeLinter 3 is not installed, please follow the instructions [here][installation].