diff --git a/docs/checkstyle.rules b/docs/checkstyle.rules
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-checkstyle.block.catch=text
-checkstyle.javadoc.checkUnusedThrows=true
-checkstyle.lcurly.method=nl
-checkstyle.lcurly.other=nlow
-checkstyle.lcurly.type=nl
-checkstyle.paren.pad=nospace
-checkstyle.pattern.member=^m[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
-checkstyle.pattern.parameter=^a[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
-checkstyle.pattern.static=^s[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
-checkstyle.rcurly=alone