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@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ making pullrequests, and you can just do normal git operations such as:
 
 5. When finished with a feature/bugfix/change, you can:
 `git checkout -b fix_alabala`
+   - Don't forget to keep formatting standards, run `v fmt -w YOUR_MODIFIED_FILES` before committing
 6. `git push pullrequest`  # (NOTE: the `pullrequest` remote was setup on step 4)
 7. On GitHub's web interface, go to: https://github.com/vlang/v/pulls