I suggest reading My First Pull Request and Using Pull Requests to learn more about pull requests.
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Create a branch, probably from master
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Fix the bug or add the feature
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Keep whatever style formatting is in the file you are editing (spaces/tabs/indentation/etc)
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Update ChangeLog that describes the change
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Add yourself to CREDITS if you are not there
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Run the tests again and make sure they pass.
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Make sure everything you think is committed is actually committed.
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Push your changes to your fork on Github
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Submit a Pull Request (PR)
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As the PR evolves, you can keep pushing to the same branch and the PR will update with the latest commits