# Update Software via Github

**URL:** https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/update-software-via-github/1684
**Category:** Q&A
**Created:** [September 17, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/update-software-via-github/1684 "2018-09-17T08:24:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![nouty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/nouty/32/4255_2.png) [@nouty](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/nouty)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/update-software-via-github/1684/1 "2018-09-17T08:24:19Z")

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Hey there,

just a really dumb question, but I can’t figure out, how it works:

Is there a way, to update installed software via Github as a new release is published?

For example RetroArch, which I cloned from GitHub.

Sorry for the stupid question and thanks for your help!

Edit: Just like: Enter the folder via SSH and tell via a command line to detect changes of the new released version and update the files, which are outdated.

Best wishes  
Nouty

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### Author: ![hpcodecraft](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/hpcodecraft/32/663_2.png) [@hpcodecraft](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/hpcodecraft)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/update-software-via-github/1684/2 "2018-09-17T14:30:33Z")

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If you cloned from Github, just navigate to the directory via SSH and update with `git pull`

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### Author: ![nouty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/nouty/32/4255_2.png) [@nouty](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/nouty)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/update-software-via-github/1684/3 "2018-09-17T14:51:44Z")

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Thanks. That easy – and worked really well. 🙂