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GitHub Pull Request

https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests

https://github.com/susam/gitpr

https://gist.github.com/Chaser324/ce0505fbed06b947d962

Fork​

Create the fork by clicking 'Fork' on the website.

Clone the repository locally: git clone git@github.com:AlbertVilaCalvo/react.git.

Add 'upstream' remote: git remote add upstream https://github.com/facebook/react

git remote -v should show:

origin  git@github.com:AlbertVilaCalvo/react.git (fetch)
origin  git@github.com:AlbertVilaCalvo/react.git (push)
upstream    https://github.com/AlbertVilaCalvo/react (fetch)
upstream    https://github.com/AlbertVilaCalvo/react (push)

Create the PR​

https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request-from-a-fork

Create a branch and do the work.

(Optional) Before submitting the PR:

  • Update my fork and rebase my branch (git rebase main).
  • Squash the commits.

Finally, create the PR on the website.

After the PR is merged​

Checkout main/master, update my fork and delete the branch with git push --delete origin branch.

Update my fork​

git checkout main
git pull upstream main
git push origin main

Or (source):

git fetch upstream
git checkout main
git merge upstream/main
git push origin main