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 Commands that work in the pipeline fit into one of three categories:
 
 -   Commands that produce a stream (e.g., `ls`)
--   Commands that filter a stream (eg, `where type == "dir"`)
+-   Commands that filter a stream (e.g., `where type == "dir"`)
 -   Commands that consume the output of the pipeline (e.g., `table`)
 
 Commands are separated by the pipe symbol (`|`) to denote a pipeline flowing left to right.