How To Create a Pull Request in GitHub?

Pull requests are an important part of collaborative software development on GitHub. They allow developers to propose changes, review code, and discuss improvements before integrating new code into a project. This guide will walk you through the process of creating a pull request in GitHub, ensuring your contributions are seamlessly integrated into the main project.

What is a Pull Request?

A pull request (PR) is a method for contributing changes to a repository. It allows developers to request that changes made in a branch be merged into another branch, typically the main branch. Pull requests provide a platform for code review, discussion, and collaboration, ensuring that the code meets the project’s standards before being merged.

How To create a pull request in GitHub?

Step 1: To start contributing, fork a repository of your choice to which you want to contribute.

Step 2: Check for the issues that the project admin (PA) has put up in his or her repository & choose to work on one of the listed.

Step 3: Ask the PA to assign one of issues to you & then start to work on them.

Step 4: Clone the repository in your VS code using the following command once the issue has been assigned:

git clone "https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-REPOSITORY"

Here's where you will find the GitHub link to clone the repository:

Step 5: After cloning the repository in your desired location through git or VS Code terminal start to make changes in the repository by creating a new branch using the following command:

git checkout -b "UI"

Step 6: Make changes to files & then add files if made new using the following command:

git add .

Step 7: Add a commit message for your repository using the following command:

git commit -m "Made changes to the UI of search bar"

Step 8: Now go to the repository on GitHub & above will appear a message that this repository had recent pushes. Choose to create a pull request by comparing the changes between both branches, one main branch & the other one 'UI'.

Step 9: Add details of the PR & also prefer to add a screenshot for the PA to review better. Also state the issue number by using the # keyword to specify better.

Step 10: At last, submit the PR & wait for the PA to review it and then merge further in the repository.