How to get a specific download request on my machine?

Question

Someone sent me a pull request. Before merging it, I want to see the changes on my machine. How to do it?

Answer 1

From http://community.elgg.org/pages/view/1123557/how-to-check-out-a-pull-request-for-testing

For request for traction No. 123:

git fetch origin pull/123/head:pr-123 git checkout pr-123