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+# Contributing to Formik
+
+1. Fork this repository to your own GitHub account and then clone it to your local device.
+2. Install the dependencies: `yarn install`
+3. Run `yarn link` to link the local repo to NPM
+4. Run `yarn start` to build and watch for code changes
+5. Run `yarn test` to start Jest
+7. Then npm link this repo inside any other project on your local dev with `yarn link formik`
+8. Then you can use your local version of Formik within your project
+