# How to edit the discourse files? A development box?

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**Created:** [February 24, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-discourse-files-a-development-box/81388 "2018-02-24T08:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![frold](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/frold/32/82547_2.png) [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-discourse-files-a-development-box/81388/8 "2018-03-01T08:37:32Z")

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Didnt I do so in this step in the tutorial?

> git clone [GitHub - discourse/discourse: A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple. · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse.git) ~/discourse

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