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Update merge_requests.md with a simpler way to check out a merge request

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The previous way was put under the
"By modifying `.git/config` for a given repository" section. The
disadvantage is that one has to modify `.git/config` for each repository
that one uses. The new way was put under the "By adding a git alias"
section. One has to create this git alias once, and then it will work
from any repository, without having to modify `.git/config` over and
over again.
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@ -15,6 +15,21 @@ Please note that you need to have builds configured to enable this feature.
## Checkout merge requests locally
### By adding a git alias
Add the following alias to your `~/.gitconfig`:
```
[alias]
mr = !sh -c 'git fetch origin merge-requests/$1/head:mr-$1 && git checkout mr-$1' -
```
Now you can check out a particular merge request from any repository (it will use the `origin` remote) by:
```
$ git mr 5
```
This will fetch the merge request into a local `mr-5` branch and check it out.
### By modifying `.git/config` for a given repository
Locate the section for your GitLab remote in the `.git/config` file. It looks like this:
```