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 # ForkDemo
-Provides a starting point for demonstrating how to fork, modify, and submit a project pull request
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-* Fork this demo
-* Modify this "README.md" file to provide a better description of this "Hello World" project. (This is a simple C application that builds a "helloworld" command line application.)
-* Submit a pull request with your changes
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+This is a simple C application that builds a "helloworld" command line application.