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[PATCH v2] .github/CONTRIBUTING.md: link to SubmittingPatches on git-scm.com

From
AMAbdalrhman Mohamed <eng.abdalrhman.abdalmonem@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 1, 2026, 00:26 UTC
Message-ID
<20260201002658.133153-1-Eng.Abdalrhman.Abdalmonem@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<aX5sNO4aMVE-qcrz@teonanacatl.net>

The relative link to SubmittingPatches is broken when viewed through GitHub's specialized "Contributing" tab. Update the link to point to the documentation on git-scm.com to be consistent with other links in the same file. Also, wrap the line to improve readability.

Signed-off-by: Abdalrhman Mohamed <Eng.Abdalrhman.Abdalmonem@gmail.com>
---
 .github/CONTRIBUTING.md | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c8755e38de..93042128d6 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ conveniently send your Pull Requests commits to our mailing list.
 
 Please read ["A note from the maintainer"](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/plain/MaintNotes?h=todo)
 to learn how the Git project is managed, and how you can work with it.
-In addition, we highly recommend you to read [our submission guidelines](../Documentation/SubmittingPatches).
+In addition, we highly recommend you to read
+[our submission guidelines](https://git-scm.com/docs/SubmittingPatches).
 
 If you prefer video, then [this talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7i_qQW__q4&feature=youtu.be&t=6m4s)
 might be useful to you as the presenter walks you through the contribution
-- 
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Previous: Todd Zullinger
Message 4 of 4 in “.github/CONTRIBUTING.md: fix broken link to SubmittingPatches”
  1. .github/CONTRIBUTING.md: fix broken link to SubmittingPatchesAbdalrhman Mohamed, Jan 31, 2026
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2026
  3. Todd ZullingerJan 31, 2026
  4. .github/CONTRIBUTING.md: link to SubmittingPatches on git-scm.comAbdalrhman Mohamed, Feb 1, 2026

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