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+### What it does
+Checks for the use of `format!("string literal with no
+argument")` and `format!("{}", foo)` where `foo` is a string.
+
+### Why is this bad?
+There is no point of doing that. `format!("foo")` can
+be replaced by `"foo".to_owned()` if you really need a `String`. The even
+worse `&format!("foo")` is often encountered in the wild. `format!("{}",
+foo)` can be replaced by `foo.clone()` if `foo: String` or `foo.to_owned()`
+if `foo: &str`.
+
+### Examples
+```
+let foo = "foo";
+format!("{}", foo);
+```
+
+Use instead:
+```
+let foo = "foo";
+foo.to_owned();
+```
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