How to update a pull request from forked repo

Question

So I first forked a repo and then made a commit to that forked repo  I then opened a pull request  The pull request listed all the changes I wanted   After reviewing my pull request  there were a number of changes that the repo owner wanted me to make before he accepted it  I have made those changes in my fork  now how do I update the pull request with those changes  or is this not how I should handle it

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I did it using below steps    git reset --hard  lt commit key of the pull request gt  Did my changes in code I wanted to do git add  git commit --amend git push -f origin  lt name of the remote branch of pull request gt

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Updating a pull request in GitHub is as easy as committing the wanted changes into existing branch  that was used with pull request   but often it is also wanted to squash the changes into single commit    git checkout yourbranch git rebase -i origin master    Edit command names accordingly   pick   1fc6c95 My pull request   squash 6b2481b Hack hack - will be discarded   squash dd1475d Also discarded  git push -f origin yourbranch      and now the pull request contains only one commit     Related links about rebasing    https   help github com articles about-git-rebase Squash all my commits into one for GitHub pull request

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If using GitHub on Windows    Make changes locally  Open GitHub  switch to local repositories  double click repository  Switch the branch near top of window  to the branch that you created the pull request from i e  the branch on your fork side of the compare  Should see option to enter commit comment on right and commit changes to your local repo  Click sync on top  which among other things  pushes your commit from local to your remote fork on GitHub  The pull request will be updated automatically with the additional commits   This is because the pulled request represents a diff with your fork s branch   If you go to the pull request page the one where you and others can comment on your pull request  then the Commits tab should have your additional commit s     This is why  before you start making changes of your own  that you should create a branch for each set of changes you plan to put into a pull request   That way  once you make the pull request  you can then make another branch and continue work on some other task feature bugfix without affecting the previous pull request

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Just push to the branch that the pull request references  As long as the pull request is still open  it should get updated with any added commits automatically

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You have done it correctly  The pull request will automatically update  The process is    Open pull request Commit changes based on feedback in your local repo Push to the relevant branch of your fork   The pull request will automatically add the new commits at the bottom of the pull request discussion  ie  it s already there  scroll down

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