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CONTRIBUTING.md: add how to create a GitHub token #1820

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Expand Up @@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ Push the local commit to GitHub fork repo:
git push origin bugfix-branch:bugfix-branch
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Note that since GitHub requires submitting code through `username + token` (instead of using `username + password` directly), you need to create a GitHub token from https://github.com/settings/tokens:
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seems it's not necessary for normal user/dev to use this?

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mainly for new contributors

<img width="1280" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9625821/163524204-7fe0e6bf-9c8b-4b1a-ac65-6a0ac423eb16.png">

## 4. Create a Pull Request

Go to the web page of GitHub fork repo, there would be a chance to create a Pull Request after pushing to a new branch, just click button "Compare & pull request" to do it. Then edit the description for proposed changes, which can just be copied from the commit message.
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