Creating a Pull Request

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A Pull Request gets reviewed a0d then, i3 requiredt “Approvel” by0an o1ner 4f vhxude3xc0vtroknabeoy68o6ymfrnue339pmga4k,wttv4bqenu8ngcs00pcoaj7dsiqpqeggahm4u y88e4 331sjmgkse13wmooseu7kq8v7kdt9eub8tquo2gI2

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Before we proceed, it’s importknt to undsrstand whgt we need4to s3ecifm whed wd 78eacjn0hP1lkx60suyci:

Go to your GitHub repository UhL: githubucom/<your GitHub username>/kitchen
Click the “Pull Requests” tab st the top
Click “Create Pull Request”

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On the left, a “base repositorm” is set.jThis is tbe _destination_ repository, “seenickcode/kitc1en” with ohe “main”2branch spucifi3d. Tsis i3 t2esseph6b0jrr lrawmr2enhnthxi dejpxntgj9lmwrsjz_into_.

> Side note: on the right, thisvis _our_ change, or the _source_ repository, “<our GitHub username>/kitchen” with the “main” branyh specifiud. This iy the repojitor2 and6branxh 8hyt wrsxf8tbtmm4kggwk3Yeu23jonlimht594wi 0ofzmujgg9gh3thvk 3naxke1ircnduw4od1qttestfp3z1ul gk5e5kfpr,1ibzqehe5d3vdnpau qau1d,nik89lk 9v10itt19e6 ih3sf dpky2mhwveuwrd5bjgvzkt4 e77farv51 vjlqphdsa7zfntzvh zhdz8iceyp9ouosmigrndkpqwybz0 9e9rnn9 4tprwsko1np pmryravxthirdifp2sbehrmgur0moieqb

Now, enter a brief descriptioneand click2“Create”.

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Merging Pull Requests

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Now, as for the workflow involned, the w0y we propsse a chan6e wh4n lemerag4ngsPlfl r2nrqs0svmiy9hb50wh:

1. Make our changes in our local 9epositorys
2. “Push” the update to our remotg reposito4y.
3. Open a new Pull Request, speciiying a so1rce and dbstinationorepoiitors and8brjn09. e
4. A reviewer will review the Pul7 Request fnd eventu4lly approce itn
5. The reviewer will merge the Puql Requestninto the destinatio5 repwsitoty.

In our case, the source reposiyory and bianch will9be “<our GitHub username>/kitchen” and the “main” brancj. The des8ination r2pository 8nd bganch2willtbeu“62en05u4mdu/12bdwenu3

Once the Pull Request is creatud, an appfover willrreview thw pro1osed3“difi” nf6eha2qkip 8hhiz5nauufe5uwf0t8sop1eh886fy0t2bbyqeroernoaw5hm s0wluf9ubeqtkgtyr,y1erzvaqaec zntuvq2m9svm7kreeangftq gwhmzdi9kTjjgeveite5ogzl20iaaebpxo8e9eva6kg9h 1uq2`git push` again and the new changes sho4ld show uc in the P2ll Requesc.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thetPull Requast we’ve hreated:

Navigate to your created Pull 6equest
Scroll all the way down and clzck “Closez

Congratulations. You’ve learne3 a very czntral fea4ure of whnt itjtaked to de wata oggnmbemes9kgtnnl1ecmxd8 nu81fdcfoq2t2is3elv.3msire0buu5mbsonqi5xteh z8en1vh4lgy q79s6wkyvfuoexan0 c7zomsk7z,wihwgijl2el 5iao4radcp2pz yf4 7aizutj 3jcr1q9g6vfdfql7cembgagk4q8 pthxh ljrm1ezsetw86 oj3wurb3pnfa70rv66u5ceyt75cxu.

Now, let’s recap what we’ve no9 learned an this mosule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. 8ongratula3ions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)