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 # Git Homepage
 
-This is the web application for the git-scm.com site.  It is meant to be the
+This is the web application for the [git-scm.com](http://git-scm.com) site.  It is meant to be the
 first place that a person new to Git will land and download or learn about the
 Git SCM system.