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 [man]: http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
 [help]: https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files
-[chapter]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository#Ignoring-Files
+[chapter]: https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository#_ignoring
 [progit]: http://git-scm.com/book
 
 ## Folder structure