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+### Contributing
+
+Code contributions are welcome!
+
+### Reporting a bug
+
+If you find a bug please report it in the issues. When reporting a bug please
+attach:
+- a file symlinked to `~/.tmux/sessions/last`.
+- your `.tmux.conf`
+- if you're getting an error paste it to a [gist](https://gist.github.com/) and
+  link it in the issue
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 ### Reporting bugs and contributing
 
-Code contributions are welcome!
-
-If you find a bug please report it in the issues. When reporting a bug please
-attach:
-- a file symlinked to `~/.tmux/sessions/last`.
-- your `.tmux.conf`
-- if you're getting an error paste it to a [gist](https://gist.github.com/) and
-  link it in the issue
+Both contributing and bug reports are welcome. Please check out
+[contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ### Credits