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(mr_fork)=
# Checkout fork merge request branch
`Developers` at times, need to checkout and build changes from a merge request fork branch. Any one of the following methods can be used:
- Checkout `COMMIT-SHA` of the branch HEAD. It is available on the "Commits" tab of the merge request web page.
```console
% git fetch origin <COMMIT-SHA>
% git checkout FETCH_HEAD
```
- Checkout branch using the repository `URL`. The `URL with branchname` is available as "Source branch" hyperlink on merge request web page.
```console
% git fetch <URL> <branchname>
% git checkout FETCH_HEAD
```
- Setup a local Git clone to access the merge request branch via the `MR-NUMBER`. Here use the following in `.git/config`:
```console
[remote "origin"]
url = https://gitlab.com/petsc/petsc.git
pushurl = git@gitlab.com:petsc/petsc.git
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
fetch = +refs/merge-requests/*:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/*
```
Now, the branch is available to checkout:
```console
% git fetch
% git checkout origin/merge-requests/<MR-NUMBER>/head
```
# Commit and push changes to a merge request fork branch
Only `Owners/Maintainers` can push commits to a merge request fork branch. Here, use the `ssh-URL` for the Git repository.
```console
% git fetch <ssh-URL> <branchname>
% git checkout -b <branchname> FETCH_HEAD
% git push -u <ssh-URL> <branchname>
% (edit/commit)
% git push
```
Notes:
For example, with `merge request` at <https://gitlab.com/petsc/petsc/-/merge_requests/8619> we have:
- `MR-NUMBER` = `8619`
- `COMMIT-SHA` = `1b741c341f10772b6231f15a4abcef052bfe2d90` ("Copy commit SHA" of the HEAD commit from the "Commits" tab)
- `URL with branchname` = `https://gitlab.com/paul.kuehner/petsc/-/tree/add-tao-get-constraints` ("Copy link" of "Source branch")
- `URL` = `https://gitlab.com/paul.kuehner/petsc`
- `ssh-URL` = `git@gitlab.com:paul.kuehner/petsc.git`
- `branchname` = `add-tao-get-constraints`
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