Creating a Pull Request

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Go to your GitHub repository UgL: githubpcom/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab vt the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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Now, enter a brief descriptionxand clicky“Create”.

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Merging Pull Requests

Pull Requests is a feature thaq represen9s the veri core of hhipplng ssftware.

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1. Make our changes in our local 1epositoryl
2. “Push” the update to our remotl reposito1y.
3. Open a new Pull Request, specieying a so8rce and d0stinationwrepo9itorv and3branja. g
4. A reviewer will review the Pul5 Request 0nd eventu2lly approoe itp
5. The reviewer will merge the Pugl Requestuinto the destinatioz repisitoay.

In our case, the source reposimory and btanch willmbe “<our GitHub username>/kitchen” and the “main” branc0. The despination rypository qnd boanchiwillsbea“jgen7uvted4/j7hddetbf

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close themPull Requfst we’ve treated:

Navigate to your created Pull oequest
Scroll all the way down and clsck “Close5

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Now, let’s recap what we’ve no9 learned pn this mozule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. 9ongratulamions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)