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title: Creating a permanent link to a code snippet
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intro: You can create a permanent link to a specific line or range of lines of code in a specific version of a file or pull request.
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redirect_from:
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- /github/managing-your-work-on-github/managing-your-work-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-permanent-link-to-a-code-snippet
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- /articles/creating-a-permanent-link-to-a-code-snippet
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- /github/managing-your-work-on-github/creating-a-permanent-link-to-a-code-snippet
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- /github/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/creating-a-permanent-link-to-a-code-snippet
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghes: '*'
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ghae: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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topics:
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- Pull requests
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shortTitle: Permanent links to code
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---
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## Linking to code
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This type of permanent link will render as a code snippet only in the repository it originated in. In other repositories, the permalink code snippet will render as a URL.
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{% tip %}
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**Tip:** To create a permalink for an entire file, see "[Getting permanent links to files](/articles/getting-permanent-links-to-files)."
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{% endtip %}
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{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
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2. Locate the code you'd like to link to:
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- To link to code from a file, navigate to the file.
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- To link to code from a pull request, navigate to the pull request and click {% octicon "diff" aria-label="The file diff icon" %} **Files changed**. Then, browse to the file that contains the code you want include in your comment, and click **View**.
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{% data reusables.repositories.choose-line-or-range %}
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4. To the left of the line or range of lines, click {% octicon "kebab-horizontal" aria-label="The horizontal kebab octicon" %}. In the drop-down menu, click **Copy permalink**.
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5. Navigate to the conversation where you want to link to the code snippet.
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6. Paste your permalink into a comment, and click **Comment**.
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## Linking to Markdown
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You can link to specific lines in Markdown files by loading the Markdown file without Markdown rendering. To load a Markdown file without rendering, you can use the `?plain=1` parameter at the end of the url for the file. For example, `github.com/<organization>/<repository>/blob/<branch_name>/README.md?plain=1`.
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You can link to a specific line in the Markdown file the same way you can in code. Append `#L` with the line number or numbers at the end of the url. For example, `github.com/<organization>/<repository>/blob/<branch_name>/README.md?plain=1#L14` will highlight line 14 in the plain README.md file.
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## Further reading
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- "[Creating an issue](/articles/creating-an-issue/)"
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- "[Opening an issue from code](/articles/opening-an-issue-from-code/)"
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- "[Reviewing changes in pull requests](/articles/reviewing-changes-in-pull-requests/)"
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