Merge pull request #38 from samarpanda/modify_pr_locally

Fetch PR by ID to a local branch!

Author: hemanth

README.md

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 * [Get the name of current branch.](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#get-the-name-of-current-branch)
 * [Ignore one file on commit (e.g. Changelog).](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#ignore-one-file-on-commit-eg-changelog)
 * [Stash changes before rebasing](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#stash-changes-before-rebasing)
+* [Fetch pull request by ID to a local branch](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#fetch-pull-request-by-id-to-a-local-branch)
 
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@@ -455,5 +456,16 @@ git update-index --assume-unchanged Changelog; git commit -a; git update-index -
 git rebase --autostash
 ```
 
+## Fetch pull request by ID to a local branch
+```sh
+git fetch origin pull/<id>/head:<branch-name>
+```
+
+
+__Alternatives:__
+```sh
+git pull origin pull/<id>/head:<branch-name>
+```
+
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tips.json

@@ -259,5 +259,10 @@
   {
     "title": "Stash changes before rebasing",
     "tip": "git rebase --autostash"
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Fetch pull request by ID to a local branch",
+    "tip": "git fetch origin pull/<id>/head:<branch-name>",
+    "alternatives": ["git pull origin pull/<id>/head:<branch-name>"]
   }
 ]