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 Code Style
 ----------
 
-Java code in Gitiles follows the [Google Java Style Guide]
-(https://google.github.io/styleguide/javaguide.html) with a 100-column limit.
+Java code in Gitiles follows the [Google Java Style Guide][java-style]
+with a 100-column limit.
 
-Code should be automatically formatted using [google-java-format]
-(https://github.com/google/google-java-format) prior to sending a code review.
-There is currently no Eclipse formatter, but the tool can be run from the
-command line:
+Code should be automatically formatted using [google-java-format][fmt]
+prior to sending a code review.  There is currently no Eclipse
+formatter, but the tool can be run from the command line:
 
 ```
 java -jar /path/to/google-java-format-1.0-all-deps.jar -i path/to/java/File.java
 ```
 
-CSS in Gitiles follows the [SUIT CSS naming conventions]
-(https://github.com/suitcss/suit/blob/master/doc/naming-conventions.md).
+CSS in Gitiles follows the [SUIT CSS naming conventions][suit].
+
+[java-style]: https://google.github.io/styleguide/javaguide.html
+[fmt]: https://github.com/google/google-java-format
+[suit]: https://github.com/suitcss/suit/blob/master/doc/naming-conventions.md
 
 Code Review
 -----------