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 #rust-clippy
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Manishearth/rust-clippy.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Manishearth/rust-clippy)
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 A collection of lints to catch common mistakes and improve your Rust code.