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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index aed6d79542..9f95d3f818 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ facilitates social contribution, easy testing and peer review. To contribute a patch, the workflow is as follows: - - Fork repository - - Create topic branch - - Commit patches + 1. Fork repository + 1. Create topic branch + 1. Commit patches The project coding conventions in the [developer notes](doc/developer-notes.md) must be adhered to. @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ in init.cpp") in which case a single title line is sufficient. Commit messages s helpful to people reading your code in the future, so explain the reasoning for your decisions. Further explanation [here](http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/). -If a particular commit references another issue, please add the reference, for -example `refs #1234`, or `fixes #4321`. Using the `fixes` or `closes` keywords +If a particular commit references another issue, please add the reference. For +example: `refs #1234` or `fixes #4321`. Using the `fixes` or `closes` keywords will cause the corresponding issue to be closed when the pull request is merged. Please refer to the [Git manual](https://git-scm.com/doc) for more information @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Note that translations should not be submitted as pull requests, please see [Translation Process](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/translation_process.md) for more information on helping with translations. -If a pull request is specifically not to be considered for merging (yet) please +If a pull request is not to be considered for merging (yet), please prefix the title with [WIP] or use [Tasks Lists](https://help.github.com/articles/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax/#task-lists) in the body of the pull request to indicate tasks are pending. |