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 * `sds.c` is the Redis string library, check http://github.com/antirez/sds for more information.
 * `anet.c` is a library to use POSIX networking in a simpler way compared to the raw interface exposed by the kernel.
 * `dict.c` is an implementation of a non-blocking hash table which rehashes incrementally.
-* `scripting.c` implements Lua scripting. It is completely self contained from the rest of the Redis implementation and is simple enough to understand if you are familar with the Lua API.
+* `scripting.c` implements Lua scripting. It is completely self contained from the rest of the Redis implementation and is simple enough to understand if you are familiar with the Lua API.
 * `cluster.c` implements the Redis Cluster. Probably a good read only after being very familiar with the rest of the Redis code base. If you want to read `cluster.c` make sure to read the [Redis Cluster specification][3].
 
 [3]: http://redis.io/topics/cluster-spec