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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ python -m paddle_serving_server.serve --model uci_housing_model --thread 10 --po
 | `name` | str | `""` | Service name, can be used to generate HTTP request url |
 | `model` | str | `""` | Path of paddle model directory to be served |
 
-Here, we use curl to send a HTTP POST request to the service we just started. Users can use any python library to send HTTP POST as well, e.g, [requests](https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/master/).
+Here, we use `curl` to send a HTTP POST request to the service we just started. Users can use any python library to send HTTP POST as well, e.g, [requests](https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/master/).
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