# How To Make Changes On A Commit In A Pull Request Directly On GitHub's Website

Hello Fellow Codenewbies 👋,

Not long ago I worked on an issue on a markdown file. After I finished working on it, I pushed a commit and created a pull request.
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Then I realized that I missed something, and had to make a fix.

Panicking, my first thought was to close the pull request. Then make the changes locally, push the new commit and create a new pull request.
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But in the end, I didn't do that. After asking around, I got an answer. There is a way to make changes directly on [GitHub's website](https://github.com/).
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Also, we don't have to close and open a new pull request whenever we want to fix something and commit the changes.

## Steps To Make Changes On GitHub

1. **Go to the pull request**
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  On the repo on GitHub, click the `Pull request` tab, and open your pull request.

  ![pull-request-tab-github.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1632343610260/6NRAXPyE5.jpeg)

2. **Go to the (last) commit**
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  Under the title of your pull request, there are several tabs. Click on the `commits` tab and open the commit. 
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If you have several commits, open the last commit.
  ![click-commit.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1632344485076/wgEjoJGV-.jpeg)

3. **Edit file**
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  Click the `...` (three dots) button under the commit's message on the right side. It will give you a drop-down, then click `Edit file`. Now you can make your changes there.

  ![click-edit-file.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1632346707353/I86sZx88n.jpeg)

4. **Commit changes**
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  Now you're done with making the changes. Scroll down to the bottom of the page until you see `Commit changes` input. Write your commit message, and choose one of the two committing options.
  - Commit directly to the `your-project` branch.
  - Create a new branch for this commit and start a pull request.

  Then click the `Commit changes` button.


![commit-changes.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1632346854155/dKBb7uDdpZP.jpeg)

And that's it! Now you have made the changes with a new commit 😊.

## Final Words

You can make changes to any type of file directly on GitHub. But unlike markdown, you cannot preview your changes on GitHub.
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If you need to run tests and preview the project from files that are not markdown, the best way is to make changes locally. Then push the new commit. 

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Thank you for reading!
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