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 5. Next, push your changes to your forked repository: `git push https://github.com/your_fork_name/documentation main`
 6. Next, we repeat steps 6 and 7 above: Create a Pull Request. This request lets the upstream administrators know that you have a new file (or files) that you would like them to merge with the master branch. Click on "Pull Request" in the upper-left of the screen
 
-Once all of the above is complete, you wait for confirmation that Github successfully merged your request. (Or not, as the case may be.)
+Once all of the above is complete, you wait for confirmation that GitHub successfully merged your request. (Or not, as the case may be.)
 
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