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+# How to add packages to repo
+Thanks for you interest in contributing packages to repo. Before submitting packages make sure your `PKGBUILD` is in line with packaging guidelines as outlined in [Arch Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PKGBUILD) and can be built in [clean chroot](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DeveloperWiki:Building_in_a_clean_chroot#Classic_way). This document also assumes you have signed up for github account and has setup ssh keys as outlined in github [documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/about-ssh)
+1. create a fork of the [Bioarchlinux Packages](https://github.com/BioArchLinux/Packages) repo and clone it locally.
+```
+git clone <ssh link to your forked repo>
+```
+2. Create a new branch for the package you wish to add.
+```
+git checkout -b <pkgname>
+```
+3. Set bioarchlinux repo as upstream for the branch.
+```
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/BioArchLinux/Packages.git
+```
+4. make the required changes such as adding respective package folder containing PKGBUILD and lilac.yaml files into the **Bioarchlinux** folder. The folder structure should look like this,
+```
+BioArchLinux/<pkgname>/
+                    ├── lilac.yaml
+                    └── PKGBUILD
+```
+5. commit the changes by
+```
+git add <changed file name goes here>
+git commit -m "pkgname: adding version *xxx.yyy*"
+```
+6. push the changes by,
+```
+git push -u origin <pkgname>
+```
+7. [ctrl]+left click the output URL to open pull request in a browser. 
+8. Wait for review and approval for PR to be merged. 
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 > Zhang G. Hu Y. Drobot V. Staal J. Yi Y. Elliot MG. 2022. BioArchLinux: bioinformatics community with Arch Linux. F1000Research 11: 809. https://doi.org/10.7490/f1000research.1119039.1
 
 [Get Bibtex Here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BioArchLinux/Packages/master/BioArchLinux.bibtex)
+
+## Submitting packages
+Those wishing to submit 'PKGBUILD' for packages to repo please refer to [adding packages](/Documentation/adding%20packages.md) document