# Refresh a GitHub file on a Confluence page

To refresh a GitHub file on a Confluence page, select **Refresh content**, the circular-arrow button at the right of the macro's header. The macro fetches the file from GitHub again and redraws it. You rarely need to: the macro already reads the file fresh every time the page is opened, so a reload does the same thing.

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## Before you start

* You are signed in to Confluence. Logged-out readers do not get the **Refresh content** button; they see the latest file each time they open the page.
* For a private file, you have a connected GitHub account with access.

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## Steps

1. Open the page that holds the Github file macro. You do not need to edit it.
2. Find the macro's header, which shows the repository and path.
3. Select **Refresh content** at the right of the header.

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## What happens next

The file reloads in place. If GitHub cannot be reached, the macro shows the error with a **Retry** button, and **Configure** for people who can edit.

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Seeing an old version even after a refresh? The macro shows the branch, tag or commit it was set to. A tag or commit never changes. Check the ref in brackets after the path, and point the macro at a branch if you want it to follow new commits. See [Show a GitHub file from a branch, tag or commit in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/git/show-a-github-file-from-a-branch-tag-or-commit-in-confluence.html).

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## If it does not work

* [Macro shows an error, and the file used to be there](https://help.gocapable.com/git/macro-shows-an-error-and-the-file-used-to-be-there.html)
* [File on the page changed even though nobody edited the Confluence page](https://help.gocapable.com/git/file-on-the-page-changed-even-though-nobody-edited-the-confluence-page.html)

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## Related

### [Github file](https://help.gocapable.com/git/github-file.html)

Header buttons and every setting.

### [Limits](https://help.gocapable.com/git/limits.html)

Rate limits and file sizes.

### [Troubleshooting](https://help.gocapable.com/git/troubleshooting.html)

All the known problems.

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