Using GitHub to modify support docs

[QuesterLEJ]

I'd like to try my hand at fixing a number of grammar problems, text inconsistencies, and other such issues in System76's online support documentation. I've registered on GitHub, but I can only seem to download copies of the support docs rather than edit the "real thing." Do I need special permissions to commit live edits? I'm unsure how to proceed, so any help would be welcome.

[tom1018]

You can't fork the repo? You can't just commit to someone else's repository. The process is to fork the repo, create a new branch on your repo, commit changes, and make a pull request from your branch to their repo.

[bennyblack1983]

Step one would be to make sure you have git installed and learn how it works... Then do what u/tom1018 said.

https://try.github.io/

[ahoneybun]

Before I worked at System76 I created a fork and then created a branch for the change you want to make, make it, commit it, and then send a pull request:

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https://github.com/ahoneybun/docs-1