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example: `refs #1234` or `fixes #4321`. Using the `fixes` or `closes` keywords
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will cause the corresponding issue to be closed when the pull request is merged.
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Commit messages should never contain any `@` mentions.
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Please refer to the [Git manual](https://git-scm.com/doc) for more information
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about Git.
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# Save and quit.
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git push -f # (force push to GitHub)
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Please update the resulting commit message if needed, it should read as a
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coherent message. In most cases this means that you should not just list the
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interim commits.
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If you have problems with squashing (or other workflows with `git`), you can
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alternatively enable "Allow edits from maintainers" in the right GitHub
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sidebar and ask for help in the pull request.

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