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Fix link #54

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Expand Up @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if(!(2 + 2 == 5), do: call_function())

In other words, unquote is a mechanism to inject expressions into the tree being quoted and it is an essential tool for meta-programming. Elixir also provides `unquote_splicing` allowing us to inject many expressions at once.

We can define any macro we want, including ones that override the built-in macros provided by Elixir. For instance, you can redefine `case`, `receive`, `+`, etc. The only exceptions are Elixir special forms that cannot be overridden, [the full list of special forms is available in `Elixir.SpecialForms`](/docs/stable/Elixir.SpecialForms.html).
We can define any macro we want, including ones that override the built-in macros provided by Elixir. For instance, you can redefine `case`, `receive`, `+`, etc. The only exceptions are Elixir special forms that cannot be overridden, [the full list of special forms is available in `Kernel.SpecialForms`](/docs/stable/Kernel.SpecialForms.html).

## 5.3 Macros hygiene

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