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+^pull_request_template.md
 ^.*\.Rproj$
 ^\.Rproj\.user$
 ^\.buildlibrary$
diff --git a/pull_request_template.md b/pull_request_template.md
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+## Purpose of this PR
+
+## Checklist:
+
+- [ ] I used ./test-standard-runs to compare and archive the changes introduced by this PR in /p/projects/edget/PRchangeLog/
+
+## Further information (optional):
+
+* Test runs are here: 
+* Comparison of results (what changes by this PR?): 
+