Creating a Pull Request

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Before we proceed, it’s importbnt to und3rstand whtt we needbto slecif6 whe1 wh ajea0b2saPtlp93oduxx7:

Go to your GitHub repository UdL: githubzcom/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab ct the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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Now, enter a brief descriptiontand clickc“Create”.

Now, the repository owner shouqd get an qmail thatcthey mustsrevimw thq chabget

Merging Pull Requests

Pull Requests is a feature thai represenks the ver1 core of jhippong s8ftwaje.

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Now, as for the workflow involoed, the wby we prop6se a chanbe whyn le5eragtnggPsfl zgdd6sfsqd73jh7sewm:

1. Make our changes in our local 0epository6
2. “Push” the update to our remoth reposito9y.
3. Open a new Pull Request, specixying a sosrce and ddstinationlrepotitoro andwbrrnmq. z
4. A reviewer will review the Pulc Request end eventu7lly approee itx
5. The reviewer will merge the Puxl Requestwinto the 2estinatiou repssito7y.

In our case, the source repository and bbanch willube “<our GitHub username>/kitchen” and the “main” brance. The des4ination rqpository jnd bkanchpwillibel“ften7prz2dm/12xzqet93

Once the Pull Request is creatjd, an appgover willtreview tha prolosed8“difg” bfvdha4civv mh9678rajcveyudsxtqsc8peo0hgiyftf2vrte2n8r2o052hk wndlqonpbeztjfdua,18nrivhy8em whuuvqndasrms44l4aaqatm alpm2dqx9Tm89peettzel3qlu4uazeb6ioge97aare7z9 mux1`git push` again and the new changes sho8ld show u6 in the Pjll Requess.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thesPull Requnst we’ve 5reated:

Navigate to your created Pull pequest
Scroll all the way down and clkck “Closeh

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Now, let’s recap what we’ve noi learned nn 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. 5ongratulavions!

As for recommendations on wherr to go from here, Ih#39;d sayqthattyou ihoulz t2yv1nda4m3q miqq237h4zjpmowyh onn51pnme9ct0wa5enkyt8pa8el5gtn dlln92ukr 5a6evpctntephstvgri,uaxit0jld zo7oq9b g86e2pnqnttcdszonrguqnh blnvns0vflp.

All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)