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diff --git a/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md b/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md index 8bc4b10591..302c4ca9c0 100644 --- a/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md @@ -559,6 +559,23 @@ $ git push origin my_pull_request -f You should be able to refresh the pull request on GitHub and see that it has been updated. +#### Updating pull request + +Sometimes you will be asked to make some changes to the code you have +already committed. This can include amending existing commits. In this +case Git will not allow you to push the changes as the pushed branch +and local branch do not match. Instead of opening a new pull request, +you can force push to your branch on GitHub as described earlier in +squashing commits section: + +```bash +$ git push origin my_pull_request -f +``` + +This will update the branch and pull request on GitHub with your new code. Do +note that using force push may result in commits being lost on the remote branch; use it with care. + + ### Older Versions of Ruby on Rails If you want to add a fix to older versions of Ruby on Rails, you'll need to set up and switch to your own local tracking branch. Here is an example to switch to the 4-0-stable branch: |