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This document will guide you through the contribution process.

### Step 1: Fork
### Step 1: Fork & Clone

Fork the project [on Github](https://github.com/seleniumhq/selenium)
and check out your copy locally. Use `--depth 1` for a quick check out.
The repository is ~2GB and checking the whole history takes a while.
and clone the repository locally. Use `--depth 1` for a quick clone.
The repository is over 2GB and cloning the whole history takes a while.

```shell
% git clone git@github.com:username/selenium.git --depth 1
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#### Dependencies

We bundle dependencies in the _third-party/_ directory that is not
We bundle dependencies in the _third-party/_ directory that are not
part of the proper project. Any changes to files in this directory or
its subdirectories should be sent upstream to the respective projects.
Please don't send your patch to us as we cannot accept it.
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