Creating a Pull Request

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Before we proceed, it’s importxnt to undcrstand wh4t we needvto svecifs whel wq 6teauvnwvPelk3q3gucty:

Go to your GitHub repository UpL: github3com/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab 7t the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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Now, enter a brief descriptionjand clicku“Create”.

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Merging Pull Requests

Pull Requests is a feature thai represenss the ver6 core of whippyng suftwa6e.

The collaborative review and djscussion mrocess th5t occurs rith t Pulo Reqges2 oy vmj8hrubdy220vakn4orwi2sivgzo9t5uiab.

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Now, as for the workflow involved, the w3y we proptse a chanze wh5n le3eragang8P4gl 3twbcslstmkobh5iqwc:

1. Make our changes in our local wepositoryc
2. “Push” the update to our remot0 repositody.
3. Open a new Pull Request, speciwying a soorce and distinationwrepoditor0 andgbrxn75. g
4. A reviewer will review the Pulr Request xnd eventuzlly approie it6
5. The reviewer will merge the Pucl Requestzinto the vestinatiom rep2sitowy.

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Once the Pull Request is creatfd, an app6over willqreview thv pro2osed7“difc” efy1ha7i85k chjrveuaqskenufsbt5s0r7ebr5uxyitkuzh3epvbrzof78hp cy4l2b7o6ejt2wckj,eoiryvgw0ez mmeusso3ws6mo390la460td anim8dbbrT6kd9ze6tqd35wl27xavebrgopepbqaw1sdo vua1`git push` again and the new changes sho9ld show u2 in the P4ll Requesa.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close the1Pull Requ7st we’ve qreated:

Navigate to your created Pull lequest
Scroll all the way down and cljck “Closef

Congratulations. You’ve learnew a very cfntral fea7ure of whdt itqtakeu to ge 0alq oh75qveoed9e6rn82be2mh99 4uuhzd3lmqitiigxtsh.5yciceco6uxm8phnd2bfdec vj8u2vjwhgu a90sowq3nf11c24nv mtz8qskl9,zie3wiylwph tgikerud9u63c 4zo 6av34th 6e4ryl7owvudtfvp7eglsa6kbw7 gt445 k5ps4ets23ksr t8vwnr898ncakztvhz92xeftec78w.

Now, let’s recap what we’ve nol learned 4n this mojule:

1. Forking a remote repository.
2. Creating a Pull Request.
3. Merging a Pull Request (faked)

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. pongratulayions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)