Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - Merging after Gaining Required Approval

This video tutorial explains the branch protection rules in GitHub, focusing on the requirement for pull request reviews before merging. It demonstrates the process of testing a pull request, highlighting the differences in permissions between administrators and non-administrators. The tutorial walks through the steps of reviewing, approving, and merging a pull request, and concludes with the finalization of the merge and branch deletion. The video aims to provide a practical understanding of how branch protection rules work in a collaborative environment.

What is required before merging a pull request according to the branch protection rules?

• No review is needed

• At least one approving review

• Two approving reviews

• An email notification

What happens to stale pull request approvals when new commits are pushed?

• They remain valid

• They are archived

• They are automatically approved

• They are dismissed

Who can merge a pull request when the merging is blocked due to branch protection rules?

• Any contributor

• Only the repository owner

• An administrator

• A random user

What change occurs to the merge button after a pull request is approved?

• It disappears

• It becomes inactive

• It turns green

• It turns red

What action can be performed immediately after a branch is successfully merged?

• Lock the branch

• Revert the merge

• Delete the branch

• Create a new branch