If you edit a Drupal contrib module, the next time the module is updated those edits will be wiped.  So they are not lost there are a couple of options for you to consider: Are the edits worth the contributing to the community?  Yes, you can fork the repo and add the changes for the developer(s) to review; or Create a patch file   Creating a patch file The process: Add the files you want to see in the diff.  Remembering to only add untracked files. git stash && git...