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authorBen Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl>2013-05-14 12:31:38 +0200
committerBen Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl>2013-05-14 12:31:38 +0200
commitf13a3fd2af3003226092f64524acb11613e1a84d (patch)
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parent21bd45676390fd21ffa7c3cca91af4ad37ed3e5c (diff)
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doc: clarify subsystems in CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ nicely even when it is indented.
The header line should be meaningful; it is what other people see when they
run `git shortlog` or `git log --oneline`.
-Have a look at `git log` for inspiration.
+Check the output of `git log --oneline files_that_you_changed` to find out
+what subsystem (or subsystems) your changes touch.
### REBASE