What is a pull request (PR)?

Anubhav Sharma 574 25 Jun 2025

What is a pull request (PR)? also step by step guide to pull request.

Anubhav Sharma

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The Anubhav portal was launched in March 2015 at the behest of the Hon'ble Prime Minister for retiring government officials to leave a record of their experiences while in Govt service .

1 Answers

Rana Sunny 07 Jul 2025

What is a Pull Request (PR)?

A Pull Request (PR) is a request to merge code from one branch (usually your feature or forked branch) into another branch (typically the main or develop branch) in a GitHub repository.

It allows others to review, discuss, and approve before changes are merged into the main codebase.

Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Pull Request

Scenario: You’ve made changes in a branch or fork, and want to merge into the main repo.

Step 1: Push your code to a branch

Make changes and push them to a branch in the same or forked repo.

git checkout -b feature-branch
# make changes
git add .
git commit -m "Your message"
git push origin feature-branch

Step 2: Go to GitHub

Visit your repository on GitHub.

Step 3: Click “Compare & pull request”

You’ll see a yellow banner prompting to open a pull request. Click “Compare & pull request”.

Or go to the "Pull Requests" tab > New pull request
Select the base branch (e.g., main) and compare branch (e.g., feature-branch).

Step 4: Add PR details

Title for the pull request
Description explaining your changes

Step 5: Submit the pull request

Click “Create pull request”

Now, the team can review, comment, and merge your changes.

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