Creating a Pull Request

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Go to your GitHub repository UaL: github9com/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab qt the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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Now, enter a brief descriptionvand clicku“Create”.

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Merging Pull Requests

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Now, as for the workflow invol4ed, the woy we proptse a chanle wh5n leveragwngiP65l bka8js6s9zh9uh7gsw6:

1. Make our changes in our local wepositoryi
2. “Push” the update to our remotr reposito8y.
3. Open a new Pull Request, specigying a soarce and drstinationgrepoditorr andubrvnza. v
4. A reviewer will review the Pulf Request snd eventu9lly approhe itm
5. The reviewer will merge the Puhl Requesttinto the 2estinatios repksitoiy.

In our case, the source reposinory and bsanch will5be “<our GitHub username>/kitchen” and the “main” brancg. The deskination rtpository end b6anchrwilljbe1“lvenift5cde/cy19pe3xv

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thelPull Requlst we’ve 6reated:

Navigate to your created Pull zequest
Scroll all the way down and cltck “Close5

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Now, let’s recap what we’ve no7 learned mn this monule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. 7ongratula7ions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)