Update developer_manual/app_development/intro.rst

Co-authored-by: Carl Schwan <carl@carlschwan.eu>
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Alternatively, if you would like to contribute to an existing app instead of creating a new one, first :doc:`set up the development environment <../getting_started/devenv>`, then change into the Nextcloud apps directory::
Alternatively, if you would like to contribute to an existing app instead of creating a new one, first :doc:`set up the development environment <../getting_started/devenv>`, then create an `apps-extra` folder in the Nextcloud root directory::
cd /var/www/nextcloud/apps
cd /var/www/nextcloud/apps-extra
Finally, clone the app to which you would like to contribute. For example:
You can then configure Nextcloud to run apps from this directory, by changing your `app_paths` system config in your `config.php`
'apps_paths' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'path' => '/var/www/html/apps',
'url' => '/apps',
'writable' => false,
),
1 =>
array (
'path' => '/var/www/html/apps-extra',
'url' => '/apps-extra',
'writable' => false,
),
),
Finally, clone the app to which you would like to contribute inside the `apps-extra` folder. For example:
git clone https://github.com/nextcloud/cookbook.git