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+<!--
+  Thank you for contributing to GitHub CLI!
+  To reference an open issue, please write this in your description: `Fixes #NUMBER`
+-->
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----
-name: "\U0001F41B Bug fix"
-about: Fix a bug in GitHub CLI
-
----
-
-<!--
-Please make sure you read our contributing guidelines at
-https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/trunk/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
-before opening a pull request. Thanks!
--->
-
-## Summary
-
-closes #[issue number]
-
-## Details
-
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