dev_reinstall.md

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A contributing developer reinstalls Magento by updating composer.json to specify the Magento product version and component versions desired and runs composer update.

To reinstall the Magento software as a contributing developer:

2. Log in to your Magento server as a user with permissions to modify files in the Magento file system (for example, the >switch to the Magento file system owner.

3. Make a backup copy of composer.json in your Magento installation directory:

   cd <your Magento install dir>
   cp composer.json composer.json.bak
   

4. Open composer.json in a text editor.

5. Locate the following line:

    "require": {
   	"magento/product-community-edition": "<version>"
   },
   

6. Replace <version> with the version to which you want to upgrade, where <version> is the product version to use.

   (The product version is in the format 2.0.x)

.

5. Save your changes to composer.json and exit the text editor.

6. Enter the following command:

   composer update
   

   Wait for dependencies to update.

7. Install the Magento software.

*[contributing developer]: A developer who contributes code to the Magento 2 CE codebase *[contributing developers]: Developers who contribute code to the Magento 2 CE codebase