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 This repository serves to collect generally applicable rules, that can be embedded into the specific rule sets of the different projects.
 
-The file [`md_phpcs_rules.xml`](./rules/md_phpcs_rules.xml) contains the main style guide. When rewriting files to fit the uniform style rules, ``[md_phpcs_rules_basic.xml](./rules/md_phpcs_rules_basic.xml)`` comes in handy as a first step. It contains the same rules, excluding some which require or encourage a more in-depth look at the code (the prohibition of procedural-style calls to mysqli functions is e.g. a good opportunity to check the efficiency of queries).
+The file [`md_phpcs_rules.xml`](./rules/md_phpcs_rules.xml) contains the main style guide. When rewriting files to fit the uniform style rules, [`md_phpcs_rules_basic.xml`](./rules/md_phpcs_rules_basic.xml) comes in handy as a first step. It contains the same rules, excluding some which require or encourage a more in-depth look at the code (the prohibition of procedural-style calls to mysqli functions is e.g. a good opportunity to check the efficiency of queries).
 
 ## License