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+# Contributing
+
+A couple of quick tips to ease the submission process.
+
+ * You may use [Github](https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool), [GoogleCode](http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/source/list),
+ or [Bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/iBotPeaches/apktool/) to submit a pull request.
+
+ * Please reference the bug number from our [issue list](https://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/issues/list) in any pull requests to help associate fixes with bugs.
+
+ * If possible, add unit-tests for any bugs that you fix.
+
+ * [Building](http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/wiki/BuildApktool) via Gradle will automatically run unit-tests. The build will end if any test fails.
+
+ * A tab counts as 4 spaces and we use 4 spaces.
+
+ * [IntelliJ IDEA](http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/) is our IDE of choice. It has built in debugger support along with Gradle integration
+
+ * For changes to smali/baksmali please see their [page](http://code.google.com/p/smali/) for more information.