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								# Contributing to Homebrew
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								## Reporting Bugs
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								First, please run `brew update`  and `brew doctor` .
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Second, read the [Troubleshooting Checklist ](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/Troubleshooting.md#troubleshooting ).
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								**If you don't read these it will take us far longer to help you with your problem.**
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								## Security
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Please report security issues to security@brew .sh.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								## Contributing
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Please read:
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								*  [Code of Conduct ](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/CODEOFCONDUCT.md#code-of-conduct )
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								*  [Formula Cookbook ](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/Formula-Cookbook.md#formula-cookbook )
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								*  [Acceptable Formulae ](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/Acceptable-Formulae.md#acceptable-formulae )
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								*  [Ruby Style Guide ](https://github.com/styleguide/ruby )
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								*  [How To Open a Homebrew Pull Request (and get it merged) ](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/How-To-Open-a-Homebrew-Pull-Request-(and-get-it-merged ).md#how -to-open-a-homebrew-pull-request-and-get-it-merged)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Thanks!