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Additions to git tips & tricks - recover from a botched PR job

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Description

git fetch
gh pr checkout $PR_ID
git rebase origin/master
# Deal with conflicts
git push --force

OR

git checkout master && git pull
git cherry-pick $COMMIT_ID # get this from the PR
# Fix conflicts
git push
# Go back to PR and manually close it using the commit on master

OR (when the branch lives outside of the getsolus org)

git checkout master && git pull
gh pr checkout $PR_ID
git log # get the commit ID
git checkout master
git cherry-pick $COMMIT_ID
# Deal with conflicts
git push

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Locate the git tips and tricks page in the documentation, then review the supplied fetch, rebase, cherry-pick, and conflict-recovery examples. Add the recovery guidance for a botched PR job, including the outside-org branch case, and verify the page matches the surrounding documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, github
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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