Display bug reporting guidelines
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    File a bug <file-a-bug>
    Link a bug to a branch <link-bug-to-branch>
    Managing bugs through email <manage-bugs-with-email-interface>
    Use the Bugzilla plugin <use-bugzilla-plugin>
    Use the Launchpad email interface <use-email-interface>
    Use the Trac plugin <use-trac-plugin>
    Use the Malone XMLRPC interface <use-the-malone-interface>
    Import your project's bug history <import-bug-history>
    Subscribe and unsubscribe to bugs <subscribe-and-unsubscribe-to-bugs>
    Track bugs with Mantis <use-mantis-tracker>

If your project has guidelines to ensure a certain format or type of bug
report, you can ask Launchpad to display them to people that report bugs
against your project.

Specifying your bug reporting guidelines
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**Step 1**: If you are a project owner, visit your project's overview
page and click ``Change details`` in the ``Actions`` menu.

**Step 2**: Paste a description of what your project considers to be a
good bug report into the ``Bug reporting guidelines`` text-box. This
can include URL links to further information.

**Step 3**: Save the changes.

Launchpad will now show bug reporters your guidelines at various points
during the bug reporting process, including at the start.