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+name: FMScoupler linter
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Run linter
+        uses: NOAA-GFDL/simple_lint@v2