# Can't make a new branch of Julia for a PR

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-make-a-new-branch-of-julia-for-a-pr/57786>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-make-a-new-branch-of-julia-for-a-pr/57786 "2021-03-23T14:17:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![HenriDeh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/henrideh/32/8316_2.png) [@HenriDeh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HenriDeh)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-make-a-new-branch-of-julia-for-a-pr/57786/1 "2021-03-23T14:17:44Z")

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Hello,

I’d like to suggest a simple change to a Julia.Base file but I can’t manage to create a branch on github for a quick file edit then a PR. You know, by using the edit button at the top of the file.  
Is it restricted to some trusted users or something ?

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**Author:** ![GunnarFarneback](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gunnarfarneback/32/1827_2.png) [@GunnarFarneback](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GunnarFarneback)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-make-a-new-branch-of-julia-for-a-pr/57786/2 "2021-03-23T14:26:21Z")

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As far as I know it should do the edit in your own fork. You don’t happen to be logged out of github?

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-make-a-new-branch-of-julia-for-a-pr/57786/3 "2021-03-23T14:27:07Z")

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You should be able to do so. What’s the error you’re seeing? If you hover over the ✏, do you see this message?

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/9/9/99623f8b73f5fcb115746eb039741329fc7aef04.png)

You just need to change the branch selector to master and then you can edit:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/a/1/a1d65a98f72402fd074c3caec07c0cb773691d04.png)

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**Author:** ![HenriDeh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/henrideh/32/8316_2.png) [@HenriDeh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HenriDeh)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-make-a-new-branch-of-julia-for-a-pr/57786/4 "2021-03-23T14:28:34Z")

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Okay that was it ! Thanks