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How do you revise a pull request?
Changing the base branch of a pull request
- Under your repository name, click Pull requests.
- In the “Pull Requests” list, click the pull request you’d like to modify.
- Next to the pull request’s title, click Edit.
- In the base branch drop-down menu, select the base branch you’d like to compare changes against.
How do you resubmit a pull request?
If changes have been made to a pull request that has already been reviewed, you can now re-request a review with a single click in the pull request’s sidebar. This will notify the requested reviewers that changes have been made.
What should I review in a pull request?
The (written) unwritten guide to pull requests
- Reviewing pull requests is hard.
- Make smaller pull requests.
- Write useful descriptions and titles.
- Have on-point commit messages.
- Add comments on your pull request to help guide the reviewer.
- Make it visual.
- Wrapping up.
What is the difference between a pull request and a commit?
A commit is a discrete change to one or more files. It is a critical part of Git. A pull request is a request to merge one or more commits into a different branch. It is not part of Git; it is only part of GitHub (and similar services like BitBucket).
What’s the proper order of a pull request?
We have two main branches: master (release branch) and develop (working branch). We want to use pull requests properly. We see two ways how to do this: Create new branch for feature. Implement feature. Merge to develop branch. Test develop branch. Confirm that everything works. Create pull request onto master branch. Merge pull request.
How to review and edit a pull request?
If you don’t have write access to the repository, you won’t see a button that says merge pull request. As a reviewer, you’ll want to click on the files changed tab. This tells you what files have changed. You’ll come to a page with two sets of code:
How to merge a pull request with a topic branch?
In Target branch, enter the branch you want to merge the copied changes. In Topic branch name, enter a new branch to contain the copied changes, then select Cherry-pick. Select Create pull request to merge the topic branch into the target branch to complete the cherry-pick.
How does a pull request work on GitHub?
Pull requests let you tell others about changes you’ve pushed to a branch in a repository on GitHub. Once a pull request is opened, you can discuss and review the potential changes with collaborators and add follow-up commits before your changes are merged into the base branch.