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+Fri Feb 26 11:02:04 2016  SHIBATA Hiroshi  <hsbt@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* README.md: update markdown syntax for anchor tag.
+	  [fix GH-1265] Patch by @lukBarros
+
 Fri Feb 26 10:52:29 2016  Alex Boyd  <alex@opengroove.org>
 
 	* lib/irb.rb: avoid to needless truncation when using back_trace_limit option.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ to remove old configuration after installing them in such case.
 
 ## Copying
 
-See the file `COPYING`.
+See the file [COPYING](COPYING.md).
 
 ## Feedback
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Bug reports should be filed at http://bugs.ruby-lang.org. Read [HowToReport] for
 
 ##Contributing
 
-See the file `CONTRIBUTING.md`
+See the file [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 
 ## The Author