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 ## Getting involved
 To get involved please contact us via the NetBeans dev list, see
 https://s.apache.org/netbeans_please_join
+
+## To make a commit
+
+First of all one needs to clone the repository:
+```
+$ git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-netbeans-temp.git
+```
+
+