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new 9fc6235 Suggest the use of rebase rather than merge to contributors
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commit 9fc6235d32e9628f7c2421a3f6474044f36f1e64
Author: Sean B. Palmer <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Dec 4 17:12:22 2025 +0000
Suggest the use of rebase rather than merge to contributors
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atr/docs/how-to-contribute.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/atr/docs/how-to-contribute.md b/atr/docs/how-to-contribute.md
index 3b857c0..9abfd11 100644
--- a/atr/docs/how-to-contribute.md
+++ b/atr/docs/how-to-contribute.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Once you have identified something to work on, the process of
contributing is as
6. **Push your branch.** Push your branch to your fork on GitHub.
-7. **Create a pull request (PR).** The PR should be from your branch to the
`main` branch of the ATR repository. In the PR description, explain what your
changes do and why they are needed. If your PR addresses an existing issue,
reference that issue by number.
+7. **Create a pull request (PR).** The PR should be from your branch to the
`main` branch of the ATR repository. In the PR description, explain what your
changes do and why they are needed. If your PR addresses an existing issue,
reference that issue by number. Use the rebase strategy, not merge, to keep
your PR up to date as you work on it.
8. **Participate in code review.** A member of the Tooling team will review
your PR and may request changes. _We strongly recommend enabling the option to
allow maintainers to edit your PR when you create it._ Even if you allow us to
make changes, we may still ask you to make the changes yourself. Also, because
of the stringent security and usability requirements for ATR, we accept only
[high quality contributions](#special-considerations-for-atr).
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