# New to packages - updating

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-to-packages-updating/119744>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, package, revise\
**Created:** [September 23, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-to-packages-updating/119744 "2024-09-23T12:41:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Lincoln\_Hannah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lincoln_hannah/32/19198_2.png) [@Lincoln\_Hannah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Lincoln_Hannah)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-to-packages-updating/119744/1 "2024-09-23T12:41:53Z")

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I created a package with:

```julia
Pkg> generate MyPackage
Pkg> develope MyPackage

using MyPackage

```

Then added a new function to MyPackage, re-started the kernel and ran  
`using MyPackage`.

This makes the function visible, but can it be done without re-starting the kernal?

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**Author:** ![fredrikekre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fredrikekre/32/1688_2.png) [@fredrikekre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fredrikekre)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-to-packages-updating/119744/2 "2024-09-23T12:50:19Z")

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Use [Revise.jl](https://timholy.github.io/Revise.jl/stable/).