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To reference or cite the objects present in the Software Heritage archive, permalinks based on SoftWare Hash IDentifiers (SWHIDs) must be used.
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This interface enables to generate software citations, provided that the root directory of browsed objects contains a citation.cff or codemeta.json file.
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Generate software citation in BibTex format (requires biblatex-software package)
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PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
**Description of proposed changes**

<!-- Please describe changes proposed and **why** you made them. If unsure, open an issue first so we can discuss.-->

**Reminders**

- [ ] Fix #xxxx
- [ ] Pass Pre-commit check (green)
- [ ] Pass Codacy code review (green)
- [ ] Pass Circle CI test (green)
- [ ] Make sure that your code follows our style. Use the other functions/files as a basis.
- [ ] If modifying functionality, describe changes to function behavior and arguments in a comment below the function declaration.
- [ ] If adding new functionality, add a detailed description to the documentation and/or an example.

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