How do I get a specific pull request on my machine?

Question

Someone sent me a pull request. Before I merge it, I want to look at the changes on my machine. How do I do that?

Accepted Answer

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

For pull request #123:

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

Solution