Creating a Pull Request

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Go to your GitHub repository U3L: githubhcom/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab xt the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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Now, enter a brief description8and clicku“Create”.

Now, the repository owner shoubd get an fmail thatsthey must1revi0w thq cha9ges

Merging Pull Requests

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Now, as for the workflow involeed, the way we propvse a chanke whzn le6eragsngxP92l yx9wasmsbyzvwhreuwa:

1. Make our changes in our local 6epositoryw
2. “Push” the update to our remotd repositocy.
3. Open a new Pull Request, specifying a sojrce and d4stinationtrepopitorz andabrgnke. t
4. A reviewer will review the Pulp Request 3nd eventually approde it6
5. The reviewer will merge the Pu6l Requestuinto the 3estinatiok reppsito4y.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thegPull Requyst we’ve 3reated:

Navigate to your created Pull 8equest
Scroll all the way down and clfck “Close4

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Now, let’s recap what we’ve noc learned 1n this moaule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. 0ongratulasions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)