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@@ -51,20 +51,20 @@ You may use [this JS Bin](http://jsbin.com/aKiCIDO/1/edit) as a template for you
 
 ## Documentation
 
-Bootstrap's documentation, included in this repo in the root directory, is built with [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com) and publicly hosted on GitHub Pages at [http://getbootstrap.com](http://getbootstrap.com). The docs may also be run locally.
+Bootstrap's documentation, included in this repo in the root directory, is built with [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com) and publicly hosted on GitHub Pages at <http://getbootstrap.com>. The docs may also be run locally.
 
 ### Running documentation locally
 
 1. If necessary, [install Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation) (requires v1.x).
 2. From the root `/bootstrap` directory, run `jekyll serve` in the command line.
   - **Windows users:** run `chcp 65001` first to change the command prompt's character encoding ([code page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_code_page)) to UTF-8 so Jekyll runs without errors.
-3. Open [http://localhost:9001](http://localhost:9001) in your browser, and voilà.
+3. Open <http://localhost:9001> in your browser, and voilà.
 
 Learn more about using Jekyll by reading its [documentation](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/home/).
 
 ### Documentation for previous releases
 
-Documentation for v2.3.2 has been made available for the time being at [http://getbootstrap.com/2.3.2/](http://getbootstrap.com/2.3.2/) while folks transition to Bootstrap 3.
+Documentation for v2.3.2 has been made available for the time being at <http://getbootstrap.com/2.3.2/> while folks transition to Bootstrap 3.
 
 [Previous releases](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/releases) and their documentation are also available for download.
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Please read through our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/twbs/bootst
 
 More over, if your pull request contains JavaScript patches or features, you must include relevant unit tests. All HTML and CSS should conform to the [Code Guide](http://github.com/mdo/code-guide), maintained by [Mark Otto](http://github.com/mdo).
 
-Editor preferences are available in the [editor config](.editorconfig) for easy use in common text editors. Read more and download plugins at [http://editorconfig.org](http://editorconfig.org).
+Editor preferences are available in the [editor config](.editorconfig) for easy use in common text editors. Read more and download plugins at <http://editorconfig.org>.
 
 With v3.1, we're moving from the Apache 2 to the MIT license for the Bootstrap code (not the docs). Please see the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ And constructed with the following guidelines:
 * New additions without breaking backward compatibility bumps the minor (and resets the patch)
 * Bug fixes and misc changes bumps the patch
 
-For more information on SemVer, please visit [http://semver.org/](http://semver.org/).
+For more information on SemVer, please visit <http://semver.org/>.
 
 
 
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ For more information on SemVer, please visit [http://semver.org/](http://semver.
 
 **Mark Otto**
 
-+ [http://twitter.com/mdo](http://twitter.com/mdo)
-+ [http://github.com/mdo](http://github.com/mdo)
++ <http://twitter.com/mdo>
++ <http://github.com/mdo>
 
 **Jacob Thornton**
 
-+ [http://twitter.com/fat](http://twitter.com/fat)
-+ [http://github.com/fat](http://github.com/fat)
++ <http://twitter.com/fat>
++ <http://github.com/fat>