Feature request: git pr to checkout merge commit instead of HEAD

[gormac]

I'd like git pr 9999 [upstream] to (optionally) checkout a merge commit against the branch the pull request is targeting rather than checking out HEAD. This allows me to locally test the actual result of the pull request.

[spacewander]

Do you mean checking out the merge commit created by merging the pull request into the current branch?
Could you submit a pull request to update the documentation, so that we could understand how this new feature should work?

BTW, I am too busy in the upcoming weeks. Please forgive me if I don't reply in time.

[gormac]

Similar to checking out HEAD my local git alias for checking out the merge commit to the target branch is:

git fetch -fu upstream refs/pull/$id/merge:pr/$id && git checkout pr/$id

So, head becomes merge and that's it. Changing it would be a breaking change though, so maybe it could just be a new command complementary to git pr. Something like:

git prm 9999 [upstream]

[spacewander]

@gormac
Can you check if the #762 works for you? You can install the latest git-extras via source: https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Installation.md#building-from-source

[gormac]

@spacewander Adding a merge option to git pr would certainly do the trick. Thanks!