Here are my own step-by-step, simple instructions on how I can make a pull request (PR) for any repos I want on a PC. There are two methods to go about doing this:
- Choose the repo you want to make a PR for
- On the same browser tab, you can open the github.dev in the following ways:
- To open the repository in the same browser tab, press the period key ( . ) while browsing any repository or pull request on GitHub
- To open the repository in a new browser tab, press Shift + . (>)
- Change the URL from "github.com" to "github.dev"
- When viewing a file, select the dropdown menu on the right next to the pencil button (Edit this file) and click "github.dev"
- In the web editor, look to the left hand side to see "Source Control" view along with the explorer panel which displays all of the repo's files
- Navigate to the file of your choice and click on them to open a tab and begin typing. If the tab in on preview, simply double click to edit in markdown.
- Once you are done, scroll down the Source Control view to see the Commit & Push button. Type in the message textbox pertaining what you did (This is mandatory), then press the aforementioned button below.
- If it is done properly, a popup will appear asking if you want to fork the project you are trying to make changes to. Press Fork Repository.
- Another popup will appear, asking you to provide a new branch name. Type in the name you want then either Press Enter to confirm, or Escape to cancel.
- Once this is done, a popup will appear asking whether you want to switch to your fork to continue making changes. You can either press Switch to Fork to continue, or Cancel to close the popup.
- If you're ready to make a pull request, press Cancel then navigate to your fork in the browser view and you will see a line above your fork that should say "(Your branch name) had recent pushes 1 minute ago". Press Compare & pull request
- If this line doesn't appear, you can navigate to your branch by pressing (number) branches which is next to the "main" dropdown menu button to move to another page in the same tab that displays all your branches, to which then you may press New pull request
- This will take you to another page on the same tab where it will begin comparing changes to see whether the base repository and the head repository - that being your fork - can be merged. If they are able to merge, you can now press Create Pull Request
- Choose the repo you want to make a PR for
- Fork the repo to your own account
- Install Git and Github Desktop (Git is a prerequisite for the next steps, and Github Desktop will make the subsequent steps easier)
- Clone the repo to be stored locally. To do this, open a normal terminal or command prompt window and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/**<your-username>**/lp-compat.git
Example:git clone https://github.com/**rarelygoeshere**/lp-compat.git - Once this is done, locate where the repo's folder is saved. Use Everything by Voidtools to hasten this search
- Open Github Desktop.
- Add the local repo to Github Desktop. You can start by either clicking Add an existing Repository from your hard drive or navigate to the File button at the top leftmost, then click it to open a drop-down list, then choose Add local repository.... Moreover, you can quickly use the hotkey
Ctrl + Oto open the Add local repository window - Press choose... to start locating your repo folder manually, or copypaste the address of the repo folder to the local path textbox
- Press Add repository
- Once the process is completed, press "Show in Explorer", or the hotkey
Ctrl + Shift + Dto view the files of your repository in Explorer - Select the files you want to change and open with the editor of your choice normally(Notepad++ is a good recommentation)
- Once you saved the changes you made, Github Desktop will display the changes on its window for you to review. If you found everything to be satisfactory, then press commit to main
- Afterward, if you are satisfied with what you've changed, press Push Origin
- Nagivate to your browser and click the forked repo in your account, and press Contribute, then press Open pull request.
- Add a title and/or description to your pull request, then press Create pull request.
- Choose the repo you want to make a PR for
- Click on the page you want to edit
- Select the edit button (the pencil icon button) and make your changes
- Select Fork this repository and begin making your changes
- Select Commit changes... once you are finished
- Select Propose changes (The commit message and extended description are optional)
- Select Create pull request on the next page
- Select Create pull request again on the next page to create a PR