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[docs] GettingStarted: Add a warning about spaces in the absolute path
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mkdir swift-project
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cd swift-project
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> **Warning**
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> Make sure the absolute path to your `swift-project` directory **does not** contain spaces,
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since that might cause issues during the build step.
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2. Clone the sources:
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- Via SSH (recommended):
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If you plan on contributing regularly, cloning over SSH provides a better
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- If `update-checkout` failed, double-check that the absolute path to your
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working directory does not have non-ASCII characters.
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- If `update-checkout` failed and the absolute path to your working directory
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had spaces in it, please [file a bug report][Swift Issues] and change the path
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to work around it.
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- Before running `update-checkout`, double-check that `swift` is the only
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repository inside the `swift-project` directory. Otherwise,
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`update-checkout` may not clone the necessary dependencies.

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