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+# Contributors
+
+## Add an entry to the changelog
+
+Please don't forget to update [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) and describe your changes (in the "unreleased" section), this makes the release of a new `bat` version much easier.
+
+Each entry should follow the following format:
+- Short description of what has been changed, see #123 (@user)
+
+Where #123 links to the PR and @user is you Github's username. 
+
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 ## Contributors
 
-Please don't forget to update `CHANGELOG.md` and describe your changes, this makes the release of a new `bat` version much easier.
-
-Each entry should follow the next format:
-- Short description of the change (one line)
-- Number of the pull request
-- Github's username
-
-See the next examples taken from `CHANGELOG.md`
-```
-- Added support for the `NO_COLOR` environment variable, see #1021 and #1031 (@eth-p)
-- Adjust pager configuration to comply with `--wrap=never`, see #1255 (@gahag)
-- Fixed non-printable characters display for redirected output, see #1061 (@gsomix)
-```
+Take a look to this [guide](CONTRIBUTORS.md)
 
 ## Maintainers