Start putting shared files in "shared"

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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ If you can, please submit a merge request with the fix or improvements including
 1. Be prepared to answer questions and incorporate feedback even if requests for this arrive weeks or months after your MR submission
 1. If your MR touches code that executes shell commands, make sure it adheres to the [shell command guidelines](    doc/development/shell_commands.md).
 1. Also have a look at the [shell command guidelines](doc/development/shell_commands.md) if your code reads or opens files, or handles paths to files on disk.
+1. If your code creates new files on disk please read the [shared files guidelines](doc/development/shared_files.md).
 
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