From d79264395b518471b94e647212120d531d739df2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:14:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add Open A PR To An Unforked Repo as a GitHub TIL

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 README.md                               |  7 ++++++-
 github/open-a-pr-to-an-unforked-repo.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 github/open-a-pr-to-an-unforked-repo.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8e450e..bf95d01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pairing with smart people at Hashrocket.
 
 For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://crafty-builder-6996.ck.page/e169c61186).
 
-_1668 TILs and counting..._
+_1669 TILs and counting..._
 
 See some of the other learning resources I work on:
 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ If you've learned something here, support my efforts writing daily TILs by
 * [Elixir](#elixir)
 * [Gatsby](#gatsby)
 * [Git](#git)
+* [GitHub](#github)
 * [GitHub Actions](#github-actions)
 * [Go](#go)
 * [GROQ](#groq)
@@ -430,6 +431,10 @@ If you've learned something here, support my efforts writing daily TILs by
 - [What Is The Current Branch?](git/what-is-the-current-branch.md)
 - [Whitespace Warnings](git/whitespace-warnings.md)
 
+### GitHub
+
+- [Open A PR To An Unforked Repo](github/open-a-pr-to-an-unforked-repo.md)
+
 ### GitHub Actions
 
 - [Cache Playwright Dependencies Across Workflows](github-actions/cache-playwright-dependencies-across-workflows.md)
diff --git a/github/open-a-pr-to-an-unforked-repo.md b/github/open-a-pr-to-an-unforked-repo.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52f73d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github/open-a-pr-to-an-unforked-repo.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Open A PR To An Unforked Repo
+
+Sometimes I will clone a repo to explore the source code or to look into a
+potential bug. If my curiosity takes me far enough to make some changes, then I
+jump through the hoops of creating a fork, reconfiguring branches, pushing to my
+fork, and then opening the branch as a PR against the original repo.
+
+The `gh` CLI allows me to avoid all that hoop-jumping. Directly from the cloned
+repo I can use `gh` to create a new PR. It will prompt me to creat a fork. If I
+accept, it will seamlessly create it and then open a PR from my fork to the
+original.
+
+```bash
+$ gh pr create
+```
+
+This allows me to create the PR with a few prompts from the CLI. If you prefer,
+you can include the `--web` flag to open the PR creation screen directly in the
+browser.