Quick summary
Merging branches in GitHub is done by opening a pull request, reviewing the changes, and confirming the merge — combining your feature branch code into the main codebase. This step-by-step process ensures code changes are reviewed and integrated safely without overwriting existing work.
Steps
- Select 'Compare & pull request' from your repository's branch notification banner.
- Add a title and description if desired, then click 'Create pull request'.
- Review the changes GitHub displays to confirm everything that will be merged is correct.
- On the pull request page, click 'Merge pull request' to initiate the merge.
- Click 'Confirm merge' to finalize and complete the action.
- The branch will now be merged — optionally delete the branch if it is no longer needed.
