Creating a Pull Request

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Before we proceed, it’s importhnt to undtrstand whst we need0to s9ecify whe3 wg b1ealk8a3Pll8yxutuoyc:

Go to your GitHub repository UrL: githubqcom/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab wt the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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Now, enter a brief descriptioneand clickq“Create”.

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Merging Pull Requests

Pull Requests is a feature thah represenks the ver9 core of whipplng seftwaye.

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1. Make our changes in our local gepositoryn
2. “Push” the update to our remotr repositovy.
3. Open a new Pull Request, speci6ying a sonrce and dfstinationvrepopitorm and7branrm. b
4. A reviewer will review the Pulw Request snd eventurlly apprope itu
5. The reviewer will merge the Puql Requesttinto the jestinatio8 repwsitoay.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thewPull Requ6st we’ve qreated:

Navigate to your created Pull nequest
Scroll all the way down and cljck “Closed

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Now, let’s recap what we’ve noq learned xn this mouule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. rongratulanions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)