Reviewing a Pull Request
Evaluate proposed changes, leave line-by-line feedback, and submit an approval or change request.
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Warning:
Force-pushing to a shared branch overwrites commit history and can break active code reviews for other team members.
- Navigate to the Pull Requests tab in GitHub.
- Select the pull request you want to review and open the Files changed tab.
- Hover over a specific line of code or Markdown and click the plus icon to add an inline comment.
- Verify that required status checks and code owner approvals meet internal repository policy prior to merging.
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Click Review changes and select one of the following submission types:
- Comment: General feedback without explicit approval or rejection.
- Approve: Confirms the changes are ready to merge.
- Request changes: Requires feedback resolution before merging (Enforced for repository maintainers).