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## GitHub Docs <!-- omit in toc -->
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This repository contains the documentation website code and Markdown source files for [docs.github.com ](https://docs.github.com ).
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GitHub's Docs team works on pre-production content in a private repo that regularly syncs with this public repo.
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In this article:
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- [Contributing ](#contributing )
- [READMEs ](#readmes )
- [License ](#license )
## Contributing
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### Start contributing right now:
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We accept a lot of [different contributions ](CONTRIBUTING.md/#types-of-contributions-memo ), including some that don't require you to write a single line of code.
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#### Click **make a contribution** from docs
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As you're using GitHub Docs, you may find something in an article that you'd like to add to, update, or change. Click on **make a contribution** to navigate directly to that article in the codebase, so that you can begin making your contribution.
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< img src = "./assets/images/contribution_cta.png" width = "400" >
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#### Open an issue
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If you've found a problem, you can open an issue using a [template ](https://github.com/github/docs/issues/new/choose ).
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#### Solve an issue
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If you have a solution to one of the open issues, you will need to fork the repository and submit a pull request using the [template ](https://github.com/github/docs/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-request-template ) that is visible automatically in the pull request body. For more details about this process, please check out [Getting Started with Contributing ](/CONTRIBUTING.md ).
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#### Join us in discussions
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We use GitHub Discussions to talk about all sorts of topics related to documentation and this site. For example: if you'd like help troubleshooting a PR, have a great new idea, or want to share something amazing you've learned in our docs, join us in [discussions ](https://github.com/github/docs/discussions ).
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#### And that's it!
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That's how you can get started easily as a member of the GitHub Documentation community. :sparkles:
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If you want to know more, or you're making a more complex contribution, check out [Getting Started with Contributing ](/CONTRIBUTING.md ).
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There are a few more things to know when you're getting started with this repo:
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1. If you're having trouble with your GitHub account, contact [Support ](https://support.github.com/contact ).
2. We do not accept pull requests for translated content - see [CONTRIBUTING.md ](/CONTRIBUTING.md ) for more information.
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## READMEs
In addition to the README you're reading right now, this repo includes other READMEs that describe the purpose of each subdirectory in more detail:
- [content/README.md ](content/README.md )
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- [content/graphql/README.md ](content/graphql/README.md )
- [content/rest/README.md ](content/rest/README.md )
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- [contributing/README.md ](contributing/README.md )
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- [data/README.md ](data/README.md )
- [data/reusables/README.md ](data/reusables/README.md )
- [data/variables/README.md ](data/variables/README.md )
- [includes/liquid-tags/README.md ](includes/liquid-tags/README.md )
- [includes/README.md ](includes/README.md )
- [javascripts/README.md ](javascripts/README.md )
- [layouts/README.md ](layouts/README.md )
- [lib/liquid-tags/README.md ](lib/liquid-tags/README.md )
- [middleware/README.md ](middleware/README.md )
- [script/README.md ](script/README.md )
- [stylesheets/README.md ](stylesheets/README.md )
- [tests/README.md ](tests/README.md )
## License
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The GitHub product documentation in the assets, content, and data folders are licensed under a [CC-BY license ](LICENSE ).
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All other code in this repository is licensed under a [MIT license ](LICENSE-CODE ).
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When using the GitHub logos, be sure to follow the [GitHub logo guidelines ](https://github.com/logos ).
