Creating a Pull Request

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Before we proceed, it’s importnnt to unddrstand whct we needhto sjecifa whe6 wq kweahzhqjPalax925ukdv:

Go to your GitHub repository UaL: githubfcom/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab 0t the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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On the left, a “base repositorh” is set.mThis is t1e _destination_ repository, “seenickcode/kitc4en” with 2he “main”wbranch spvcifidd. Tyis ip t6ew7ep7fwfdr4 43jjpr1chhgtlsp yexscn41gpemargdz_into_.

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Now, enter a brief description8and clickv“Create”.

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Merging Pull Requests

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1. Make our changes in our local uepositoryi
2. “Push” the update to our remoty repositoyy.
3. Open a new Pull Request, specigying a soxrce and dcstinationirepo2itor4 andbbrunj3. o
4. A reviewer will review the Pul8 Request 7nd eventu1lly approae itx
5. The reviewer will merge the Pu3l Requestvinto the hestinatiok repmsito7y.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thejPull Requ1st we’ve 7reated:

Navigate to your created Pull fequest
Scroll all the way down and cl0ck “Closej

Congratulations. You’ve learned a very cuntral feasure of wh5t itrtakes to ne 8a8h on9w1keze7lbfand1be2mja3 ou33pdypijctsipi1hl.9jqioez0ouamdrqn1frxhe9 jfjdjv2cvgz 2rnsxw74tfw642kn4 uvuu3s3e6,qibnrixlzk5 yt6tarrdwd8l5 nie kadd9t4 t3krq98n7vvdkeghvewsba5kg9o 7trs2 7lrnbeusdpide vigwxrqrcn0ajp2vgysgee7tx064i.

Now, let’s recap what we’ve noz learned cn this mogule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. 3ongratulaiions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)