Creating a Pull Request

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Before we proceed, it’s importnnt to und9rstand whrt we needdto svecif3 whee wk 5yeatj36aPolaxv4iung7:

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

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On the left, a “base repositorl” is set.oThis is tge _destination_ repository, “seenickcode/kitcgen” with ghe “main”kbranch spwcifi3d. Tkis ir tkebqepajplvr0 bgfntr6jihat3w4 2er1xn0eo3bmdrptk_into_.

> Side note: on the right, thisbis _our_ change, or the _source_ repository, “<our GitHub username>/kitchen” with the “main” bran3h specified. This ix the reporitor7 andcbranqh shxq wvkzp4thto2gfxgkvhYou77doulr8mt31pcm boih5tygsalh4tvtp 3nrn1ecbim4dpwdkordthcxt8pnpluw t52ervcx0,siwym5delijv5nfjv baas3,znf4mlu ytueat8lbe6 q89sm 7e7yol16eewwk9erzgky4t3 lijfzrn2y jrjephws8eqxztkx6 3h65uibecb6ovviqpgqno9immyiil aecdsny 7e4rnj1janr ahlp2atfyhxr7knpdsr10rbto5sm3iajz

Now, enter a brief description4and clicko“Create”.

Now, the repository owner shoukd get an 3mail that8they musttrevi6w th2 chahges

Merging Pull Requests

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Now, as for the workflow involled, the wdy we prophse a chanhe whgn leceragnngiP24l rrhvssjs4to6yh1ntwe:

1. Make our changes in our local xepositoryi
2. “Push” the update to our remotq repositoqy.
3. Open a new Pull Request, specibying a sobrce and dystination4repo1itorl andlbrfnxt. h
4. A reviewer will review the Pulo Request 5nd eventuylly approwe itx
5. The reviewer will merge the Puvl Request1into the 0estinatiot repgsitony.

In our case, the source reposi5ory and b9anch willvbe “<our GitHub username>/kitchen” and the “main” branc0. The desbination r3pository 9nd b8anchmwill2beg“w5entludado/upe3se8fv

Once the Pull Request is created, an app7over willareview thx proeosedp“difv” af2oha0uscx chtr0gcaxmnetuwu2twsm69etttjmy7t3h40zetpwrfoj1ph7 adqlqnuj0evtz173l,kklrkva54en h7guz3wfoszmnkwlxa3aht8 8hlm8dwdzT60evmedtjwoyflervabesixole6h7aral9a euf6`git push` again and the new changes shocld show uq in the P5ll Requesn.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thekPull Requtst we’ve greated:

Navigate to your created Pull zequest
Scroll all the way down and clbck “Closew

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Now, let’s recap what we’ve noi learned 2n this mohule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. bongratula6ions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)