From a0211e258ce2af863c9b7f05d2c684d9a146c680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xiaoyifang <105986+xiaoyifang@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:40:57 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] add code guildline when contributing code

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 README.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90639061..a2ce5429 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ All kinds of help like answering questions, bug reporting, testing translation a
 
 To start coding, the easiest way is load the `goldendict.pro` file to Qt Creator, make some changes then press the run button.
 
+### the code guildline
+
+check the document [how to use clang-format](howto/how%20to%20use%20.clang-format%20to%20format%20the%20code.md)
+
 ## Support
 
 Bug reporting: [GoldenDict issue tracker](https://github.com/xiaoyifang/goldendict/issues)