Pushing a Commit to an Existing PR

To push a commit directly to a PR created by someone else:

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Before following the instructions given on this page, ensure that the PR has enabled Allow edits from maintainers.

1. Check out the PR using gh:

   gh pr checkout <pr-url>

2. Make your changes locally.

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -am "commit-message"

4. Add the PR owner's repo as remote:

   git remote add <pr-owner> https://github.com/pr-owner/repo-name.git

5. Fetch its current content:

   git fetch <pr-owner>

6. Push your commit to the branch:

   git push <pr-owner> <branch-name>

After this, you can go back to the PR's page on GitHub and refresh the page. You should find the commit you just pushed.