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 `aider` is a command-line chat tool that allows you to write and edit
 code with GPT-4.  You can ask GPT to help you start
-a new project, or modify your existing git repo.
+a new project, or modify code in your existing git repo.
 Aider has features to 
 [help GPT understand and modify larger codebases](https://aider.chat/docs/ctags.html)
 and easily commit, diff & undo changes proposed by GPT.