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The pull request we created appears in in Figure 2-15 , where we give it a title and description. Sometimes the title
is descriptive enough, but there are times when you need to explain more about what you are doing, and what issues
it addresses, then you can put that information in the main message area. The message area accepts Markdown, as we
described in the documentation section of this chapter. Now that you've got your message entered, select the “Send
Pull request” button shown in Figure 2-16 .
Figure 2-16. Send pull request button
Once the pull request is done, it is filed as a request with the maintainer of the project you forked from. So
for most purposes, you are finished. You are just waiting for the maintainer to implement your changes, or for the
maintainer to ask for more clarification. The good news is that while this process is documented in the GitHub system,
the communication between you and the maintainer can be extended in email, and those emails get tracked in
GitHub, too, so that nothing is lost.
How To Merge a Pull Request
Now let's look at the flip side: What happens when you get a pull request? Once someone has submitted the pull
request, you, as the maintainer, get a message and can immediately check the pull status from the pull request screen
as shown in figure 2-17 .
Figure 2-17. Receiver of the Pull Request screen