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Creating a permanent link to a code snippet 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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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.

Code snippet rendered in a comment

{% tip %}

Tip: To create a permalink for an entire file, see "Getting permanent links to files."

{% endtip %}

{{ site.data.reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo }} 2. Locate the code you'd like to link to: - To link to code from a file, navigate to the file. - 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. {{ site.data.reusables.repositories.choose-line-or-range }} 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. Kebab menu with option to copy a permanent link for a selected line 5. Navigate to the conversation where you want to link to the code snippet. 6. Paste your permalink into a comment, and click Comment. Pasted permalink in a comment in the same repository

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