Jekyll front matter (document header) now optional: https://blog.github.com/2016-12-09-publishing-with-github-pages-now-as-easy-as-1-2-3/

CppCoreGuidelines.md

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 # <a name="main"></a>C++ Core Guidelines
 
 April 16, 2018

INSTRUCTIONS.txt

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 2. Update date in CppCoreGuidelines.md (and commit & push if updated)
 3. git checkout gh-pages
 4. git checkout master -- CppCoreGuidelines.md
-5. Add the following three lines to the top of CppCoreGuidelines.md:
 
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    This escapes the Liquid Template tag which has format {{ liquid }} 
    If you're lucky enough to use vi, your command is: %s/{{/{{ "{{" }}/g
    Remember to save the file!
 
-7. git commit -a -m "message"
-8. git push
-9. Refresh the http://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/ to verify that the
+6. git commit -a -m "message"
+7. git push
+8. Refresh the http://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/ to verify that the
 build succeeded. If not, check your email! If the page fails to build, you'll 
 get a mail explaining why.