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@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ the following resources are a great place to start:
 - The [Ignoring Files article][help] on the GitHub Help site.
 - The [gitignore(5)][man] manual page.
 
-[man]: http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
+[man]: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
 [help]: https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files
 [chapter]: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository#_ignoring
-[progit]: http://git-scm.com/book
+[progit]: https://git-scm.com/book
 
 ## Folder structure