--- a/scripts/statistics/base/histc.m
+++ b/scripts/statistics/base/histc.m
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 ##
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@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
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+## <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 ## -*- texinfo -*-
 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{n} =} histc (@var{y}, @var{edges})