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title Committing changes to a pull request branch created from a fork
intro Commit changes to a pull request branch created from a fork by obtaining the necessary permissions and using Git commands effectively.
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shortTitle Commit to PR branch from fork
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To commit to a pull request branch created from a fork, you need push access to the base repository, permission from the pull request creator, and a user-owned fork without branch restrictions that prevent your push. Only the pull request creator can allow edits to their fork. See AUTOTITLE.

  1. On {% data variables.product.github %}, navigate to the fork where the pull request branch was created. {% data reusables.repositories.copy-clone-url %}

  2. Open your terminal or Git Bash.

  3. Change the current working directory to the location where you want to clone the fork.

    cd open-source-projects

  4. Clone the fork, then navigate into the cloned repository.

    git clone https://{% data variables.product.product_url %}/USERNAME/FORK-OF-THE-REPOSITORY
cd FORK-OF-THE-REPOSITORY

  5. Check out the pull request's compare branch. To find the compare branch, open the pull request and check the branch shown at the top of the page.

    git checkout TEST-BRANCH

  6. Make your changes, then stage and commit them.

    git add .
git commit -m "YOUR-COMMIT-MESSAGE"

  7. Push your commit to the pull request branch.

    git push origin TEST-BRANCH

Your new commits appear on the original pull request on {% data variables.location.product_location %}.

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