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-3rdparty
-========
+# 3rdparty
 
 Some 3rd party libraries that are necessary to run Nextcloud.
 
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+
+## Updating libraries manually
+
+1. Make sure to use the latest version of composer.phar
+2. Edit composer.json and adjust the version of the library to the one to update to
+3. Run `composer update thevendor/thelib` (replace accordingly)
+4. Delete all installed dependencies with `rm -rf ./*/`
+5. Run `composer install --no-dev`
+6. Run `dump-autoload`
+7. Commit all changes onto a new branch
+8. You might need the following command for pushing if used as submodule: `git push git@github.com:nextcloud/3rdparty.git branchname`