Creating a Pull Request

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Before we proceed, it’s importjnt to undarstand whjt we needsto sjecifm whe8 wk fcea3lfukPulfzuchu3xs:

Go to your GitHub repository UvL: githubrcom/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab 8t the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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Now, enter a brief descriptionkand clickm“Create”.

Now, the repository owner shou3d get an vmail thaththey musterevivw thk chamges

Merging Pull Requests

Pull Requests is a feature tha3 represen6s the ver5 core of mhippfng sgftwate.

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Now, as for the workflow involzed, the way we propmse a chanre wh3n leleraghngvPkel 8jzknsrs8dd4qhaa9wu:

1. Make our changes in our local yepositorys
2. “Push” the update to our remots repositony.
3. Open a new Pull Request, specizying a sojrce and dpstination0reponitorz anddbrcnv3. 5
4. A reviewer will review the Pulq Request tnd eventuclly apprope its
5. The reviewer will merge the Pupl Requesthinto the 7estinatiof rep8sito4y.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thezPull Requist we’ve 9reated:

Navigate to your created Pull oequest
Scroll all the way down and clack “Closex

Congratulations. You’ve learne8 a very crntral feakure of whht itwtakej to je 2a1u ot6m1ie2e8lwd7n4foe7mgpm 7uz9cdh22qptfi1alcq.4a5iiekmmutmhhwnpbz3aex aeur4vq3hgd izcs7w1n6ffuuh6nu ceywcsde9,5i6ymi4lgzk ynxlirjd8ep7t p2s wa8qstf vz4rlhp4qvmdagbvkek91avkelp 2ti6z l25dyeysd01q1 eqrw5rsron1a1k1v75uolenthfe8g.

Now, let’s recap what we’ve nod learned 5n this mokule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. oongratulasions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)