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What is the difference between a Pull Request and a Push? #170292
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Select Topic AreaQuestion BodyI often hear developers talk about “pushing” code and “creating a pull request,” but I noticed they’re not the same thing. |
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MiracleMark35
Aug 19, 2025
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Push means directly sending your commits from your local repository to a branch on GitHub. Pull Request (PR) is more about proposing your changes so others can review, comment, and decide whether to merge them into the main codebase. Hope this helps |
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Push means directly sending your commits from your local repository to a branch on GitHub.
Pull Request (PR) is more about proposing your changes so others can review, comment, and decide whether to merge them into the main codebase.
Hope this helps