# Pull Requests (/contributing/pull_requests) Merging new code into the `lvgl/lvgl` and other repositories happens via *Pull Requests* (PR for short). A PR is a notification like "Hey, I made some updates to your project. Here are the changes, you can add them if you want." To do this you need a copy (called fork) of the original project under your account, make some changes there, and notify the original repository about your updates. You can see what it looks like on GitHub for LVGL here: [https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl/pulls](https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl/pulls). To add your changes you can edit files online on GitHub and send a new Pull request from there (recommended for small changes) or add the updates in your favorite editor/IDE and use `git` to publish the changes (recommended for more complex updates). From GitHub [#from-github] 1. Navigate to the file you want to edit. 2. Click the Edit button in the top right-hand corner. 3. Add your changes to the file. 4. Add a commit message at the bottom of the page. 5. Click the *Propose changes* button. From Your Local Workstation [#from-your-local-workstation] These instructions describe the main `lvgl` repository but it works the same way any remote Git repository. 1. Fork the [lvgl repository](https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl). To do this click the "Fork" button in the top right corner. It will "copy" the `lvgl` repository to your GitHub account (`https://github.com/?tab=repositories`) 2. Clone your forked repository. 3. Add your changes. You can create a *feature branch* from the `master` branch for the updates: `git checkout -b ` 4. Commit and push your changes to your forked `lvgl` repository. 5. Create a PR on GitHub from the page of your forked `lvgl` repository (`https://github.com//lvgl`) by clicking the *"New pull request"* button. Don't forget to select the branch where you added your changes. 6. Set the base branch where you want to merge your update. In the `lvgl` repo both fixes and new features should be directed to the `master` branch. 7. Describe what is in the update. Example code is welcome if applicable. 8. If you need to make more changes, just update your forked `lvgl` repo with new commits. They will automatically appear in the PR. Commit Message Format [#commit-message-format] The commit messages format is inspired by [Angular Commit Format](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#-commit-message-guidelines). The following structure should be used: ```text title=" " lineNumbers=1 (): <--- blank line <--- blank line