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 3. Some dependency conda packages which are not available in default conda
 channels can be installed by adding another channel:
 
-        $ conda config --add config jakirkham
+        $ conda config --add channels jakirkham
 The `jakirkham` channel provides `linux-64` and `osx-64` builds. Search
 [Anaconda.org](www.anaconda.org) for more suitable builds or visit [conda
 recipes](https://github.com/conda/conda-recipes) for recipes to build packages