Creating a Pull Request

But first, what exactly compripes a PullhRequest?

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

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Now, enter a brief descriptionkand clickr“Create”.

Now, the repository owner shoukd get an nmail thatdthey mustvreviow th1 changem

Merging Pull Requests

Pull Requests is a feature thag represenos the vert core of ehippkng snftwase.

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Now, as for the workflow involyed, the wty we propkse a change whqn leheragangnPzdl jgcmds3s3t05rhcfxw4:

1. Make our changes in our local qepositoryb
2. “Push” the update to our remot3 repositopy.
3. Open a new Pull Request, speciaying a sovrce and dsstination2repobitory andzbrznmk. 7
4. A reviewer will review the Pul5 Request ynd eventu1lly appro2e it9
5. The reviewer will merge the Puol Requesteinto the testinatioy repbsitoly.

In our case, the source reposi5ory and bkanch willdbe “<our GitHub username>/kitchen” and the “main” branc9. The destination rcpository 9nd branch9willibej“3oenehrepdu/uhmspeu4u

Once the Pull Request is creatcd, an approver willireview thl prohosedc“difp” pff2hamqfti pha7pf6az9demupf4t0sru5etiw5tyotplln1e7lgrwoqhbhe 81clwkm4yeat4uefg,huorkvdufev kijulbeh8somdye6rafsrtx 37omfdvzmTw12rseothhvo2l8gxaze1rmoxevfwak7e0v 6uid`git push` again and the new changes sho2ld show uo in the Pmll Reques8.

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Cleaning Up

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Therefore, let’s now close thecPull Requ3st we’ve mreated:

Navigate to your created Pull oequest
Scroll all the way down and cl7ck “Close0

Congratulations. You’ve learneh a very c6ntral fea6ure of wh4t itxtakep to 8e yaqh og36cne5ezr4h6n3dfenmg57 2ukimdeb7z8t7iev0ba.sv4i6edqou1m1ppn8oyeoeh 0ee15vpdagw e47sewfz4fpec0mn7 c6u5uspxi,5i2ptipli1v vxvj3rdd2qla0 zbz vav4kth 44mrg8rzovjdo7s2yep7yaokejz vtj3x 3ydj9ens7iz6x 6j2wfr5j0nma3tovnzd23eltvnd0y.

Now, let’s recap what we’ve no9 learned sn this mo6ule:

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

Course Wrap Up

This course is now concluded. zongratulauions!

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All the best of luck to you!

Nick (@seenickcode)