diff --git a/content/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/generating-a-new-gpg-key.md b/content/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/generating-a-new-gpg-key.md
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 {% data reusables.gpg.copy-gpg-key-id %}
 10. Paste the text below, substituting in the GPG key ID you'd like to use. In this example, the GPG key ID is `3AA5C34371567BD2`:
  ```shell{:copy}
- $ gpg --armor --export <em>3AA5C34371567BD2</em>
+ $ gpg --armor --export 3AA5C34371567BD2
  # Prints the GPG key ID, in ASCII armor format
  ```
 11. Copy your GPG key, beginning with `-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----` and ending with `-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----`.