cupper-hugo-theme/content/patterns/updating.md

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The core of **Cupper's** functionality is in its Hugo theme, also called **Cupper**. This is found in the theme folder.

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* content
* docs
* lib
* snippets
* static
* themes
    * cupper
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Do not "hack the core". If you have any issues with **Cupper**, please report them to [the **Cupper** Github repository](https://github.com/ThePacielloGroup/cupper/issues) and they will be dealt with ASAP.

Cupper is undergoing constant development, so keep an eye out for new releases. To update to a new version of **Cupper**, simply run the `update` command from inside your local project folder.

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npm run update
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This will save a timestamped backup of the current version, and download the latest version. Your theme folder will now look something like the following.

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* themes
    * cupper
    * cupper-old-1503389765972
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If you experience breaking changes and are having trouble fixing them, you can rename the old folder and revert to using it. In the meantime, you can [submit an issue](https://github.com/ThePacielloGroup/cupper/issues) with the "help" tag describing your problem.

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The described update process relies on SVN because Github does not support downloading individual repository folders. If you have a Mac, SVN should be installed already. If not, or if you are on Windows, you can either install SVN or download the latest [**Cupper** theme folder](https://github.com/ThePacielloGroup/cupper/tree/master/themes/cupper) manually, using the Github web interface.
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