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Merge pull request #5539 from bharath-123/add-about-github-token
Add docs about github tokens for cherrypicking
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- Have `hub` installed, which is most easily installed via
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`go get github.com/github/hub` assuming you have a standard golang
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development environment.
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- A github token which has permissions to create a PR in an upstream branch.
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## What Kind of PRs are Good for Cherry Picks
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release you want to cherry pick to. Cherry picks should be applied to all
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[active](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/patch-releases.md#detailed-release-history-for-active-branches)
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release branches where the fix is applicable.
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- When asked for your github password, provide the created github token
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rather than your actual github password.
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Refer [https://github.com/github/hub/issues/2655#issuecomment-735836048](https://github.com/github/hub/issues/2655#issuecomment-735836048)
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- Your cherry pick PR will immediately get the
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`do-not-merge/cherry-pick-not-approved` label.

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