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| 1 | +<!-- |
| 2 | + <<< Author notes: Step 3 >>> |
| 3 | + Just a historic note: the previous version of this step forced the learner |
| 4 | + to write a pull request description, |
| 5 | + checked that `main` was the receiving branch, |
| 6 | + and that the file was named correctly. |
| 7 | +--> |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## Step 3: Open a pull request |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +_Nice work making that commit! :sparkles:_ |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Now that you have made a change to the project and created a commit, it’s time to share your proposed change through a pull request! |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +**What is a pull request?**: Collaboration happens on a _[pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/github-glossary#pull-request)_. The pull request shows the changes in your branch to other people and allows people to accept, reject, or suggest additional changes to your branch. In a side by side comparison, this pull request is going to keep the changes you just made on your branch and propose applying them to the `main` project branch. For more information about pull requests, see "[About pull requests](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-pull-requests)". |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +### :keyboard: Activity: Create a pull request |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +You may have noticed after your commit that a message displayed indicating your recent push to your branch and providing a button that says **Compare & pull request**. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +To create a pull request automatically, click **Compare & pull request**, and then skip to step 6 below. If you don't click the button, the instructions below walk you through manually setting up the pull request. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +1. Click on the **Pull requests** tab in the header menu of your repository. |
| 26 | +2. Click **New pull request**. |
| 27 | +3. In the **base:** dropdown, make sure **main** is selected. |
| 28 | +4. Select the **compare:** dropdown, and click `my-first-branch`. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +  |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +5. Click **Create pull request**. |
| 33 | +6. Enter a title for your pull request. By default, the title will automatically be the name of your branch. For this exercise, let's edit the field to say `Add my first file`. |
| 34 | +7. The next field helps you provide a description of the changes you made. Here, you can add a description of what you’ve accomplished so far. As a reminder, you have: created a new branch, created a file, and made a commit. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +  |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +8. Click **Create pull request**. You will automatically be navigated to your new pull request. |
| 39 | +9. Wait about 20 seconds then refresh this page (the one you're following instructions from). [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions) will automatically update to the next step. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 42 | +> You may see evidence of GitHub Actions running on the tab with the pull request opened! The image below shows a line you might see on your pull request after the Action finishes running. |
| 43 | +> |
| 44 | +>  |
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