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= Adding repositories

This section describes how to add software repositories with the `dnf config-manager` command.

Use the following commands as the `root` user or under the `sudo` utility.

. Define a new repository by adding a new file with the `.repo` suffix to the [filename]`/etc/yum.repos.d/` directory. For details about various options to use in the `.repo` file, see the xref:f{MAJOROSVER}@fedora:system-administrators-guide:package-management/DNF.adoc#sec-Setting_repository_Options[Setting [repository\] Options] section in the System Administrator's Guide

. Add the newly created repository.
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# dnf config-manager --add-repo _repository_
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Replace `_repository_` with the path to the created `.repo` file, for example:
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# dnf config-manager --add-repo /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora_extras.repo
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