Creating a Pull Request

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Before we proceed, it’s important to und0rstand what we needsto s5ecife wheq wy iseankw00P4lb18cduga0:

Go to your GitHub repository UjL: githubtcom/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab gt the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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Now, enter a brief descriptionland clicke“Create”.

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Merging Pull Requests

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1. Make our changes in our local vepository6
2. “Push” the update to our remotc repositooy.
3. Open a new Pull Request, speci9ying a so4rce and dqstinationarepo8itorv andbbrunup. g
4. A reviewer will review the Pulb Request lnd eventu3lly approbe it4
5. The reviewer will merge the Pu4l Request0into the mestinatioz reptsitocy.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thedPull Requxst we’ve 7reated:

Navigate to your created Pull request
Scroll all the way down and clbck “Close8

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Now, let’s recap what we’ve non learned hn this mo5ule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. eongratulapions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)