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If you are new to Git, I recommend avoidinggit pullfor some time. First, get yourself familiar with bothgit fetchandgit merge. If you plan to usegit rebase, get familiar with that too. Then, later, you can usegit pullas a convenience command, knowing that what it does is rungit fetchwith some arguments, followed by eithergit mergeorgit pullwith additional arguments. Once you're familiar with each of the two commands, the whole thing put together will also make sense. Until then, though, it won't!
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That said, the short answer to your question is that they are usually different, if you are not onmasternow.
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If you are new to Git, I recommend avoidinggit pullfor some time. First, get yourself familiar with bothgit fetchandgit merge. If you plan to usegit rebase, get familiar with that too. Then, later, you can usegit pullas a convenience command, knowing that what it does is rungit fetchwith some arguments, followed by eithergit mergeorgit pullwith additional arguments. Once you're familiar with each of the two commands, the whole thing put together will also make sense. Until then, though, it won't!
– torek
Aug 31 at 5:55
That said, the short answer to your question is that they are usually different, if you are not onmasternow.
– torek
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If you are new to Git, I recommend avoidinggit pullfor some time. First, get yourself familiar with bothgit fetchandgit merge. If you plan to usegit rebase, get familiar with that too. Then, later, you can usegit pullas a convenience command, knowing that what it does is rungit fetchwith some arguments, followed by eithergit mergeorgit pullwith additional arguments. Once you're familiar with each of the two commands, the whole thing put together will also make sense. Until then, though, it won't!
– torek
Aug 31 at 5:55
That said, the short answer to your question is that they are usually different, if you are not onmasternow.
– torek
Aug 31 at 5:56
If you are new to Git, I recommend avoiding
git pull for some time. First, get yourself familiar with both git fetch and git merge. If you plan to use git rebase, get familiar with that too. Then, later, you can use git pull as a convenience command, knowing that what it does is run git fetch with some arguments, followed by either git merge or git pull with additional arguments. Once you're familiar with each of the two commands, the whole thing put together will also make sense. Until then, though, it won't!– torek
Aug 31 at 5:55
If you are new to Git, I recommend avoiding
git pull for some time. First, get yourself familiar with both git fetch and git merge. If you plan to use git rebase, get familiar with that too. Then, later, you can use git pull as a convenience command, knowing that what it does is run git fetch with some arguments, followed by either git merge or git pull with additional arguments. Once you're familiar with each of the two commands, the whole thing put together will also make sense. Until then, though, it won't!– torek
Aug 31 at 5:55
That said, the short answer to your question is that they are usually different, if you are not on
master now.– torek
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Remember, a pull is a fetch and a merge.
git pull origin master fetches commits from the master branch of the origin remote (into the local origin/master branch), and then it merges origin/master into the branch you currently have checked out.
git pull only works if the branch you have checked out is tracking an upstream branch. For example, if the branch you have checked out tracks origin/master,
git pullis equivalent togit pull origin master
answered Aug 31 at 5:23
Nagaraj
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Good explanation. Short and straight to the point. Thanks.
– kgbph
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"a pull is a fetch and a merge" Isn't that over-simplified?
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First, let us understand what git pull is:
The git pull command is used to fetch and download content from a
remote repository and immediately update the local repository to
match that content. Thegit pullcommand is a combination ofgit fetchandgit merge.git mergewill download the content from
the remote repository. Once the content is downloaded,git mergewill
merge the content to your local repository. A new merge commit will
be created and HEAD updated to point at the new commit.Now that we know what
git pulldoes, when we dogit pull origin master, it simply fetches a copy of themaster
branch from the original repository, and merges it with the current
branch that you have checked out.
For more information, you can go to this link.
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Git pull = Git fetch + Git merge.
git pull origin master
Let's say you are on local/master, and run this command, git will fetch commits from origin/master and then merge it into local/master.
git pull
This is a shorthand for pulling commits into local branch that is tracking a remote branch.
And that brings the question, how does one make a local branch track a remote branch.
As far as I know, there are two common ways to do so:
1. When pushing for the first time:
git push -u origin branch_name
The -u flag tells git to make the local branch track the remote branch.
- When creating a local branch for an existing remote branch:
git branch --track branch_name origin/branch_name
answered Aug 31 at 5:41
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From the documentation:
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull
git pull [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>…​]]
git-pull - Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local
branch
...
Default values for and are read from the
"remote" and "merge" configuration for the current branch as set by
git-branch[1] --track.
So
If your branch is set to "master", then git pull and git pull origin master will do the same thing.
If your branch is set to "master", Git pull and git pull origin some-other-branch will be different
If your branch is set to "some-other-branch", then Git pull and git pull origin master will be different
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4 Answers
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Remember, a pull is a fetch and a merge.
git pull origin master fetches commits from the master branch of the origin remote (into the local origin/master branch), and then it merges origin/master into the branch you currently have checked out.
git pull only works if the branch you have checked out is tracking an upstream branch. For example, if the branch you have checked out tracks origin/master,
git pullis equivalent togit pull origin master
answered Aug 31 at 5:23
Nagaraj
1194
Good explanation. Short and straight to the point. Thanks.
– kgbph
Aug 31 at 6:12
"a pull is a fetch and a merge" Isn't that over-simplified?
– Peter Mortensen
Aug 31 at 19:48
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Remember, a pull is a fetch and a merge.
git pull origin master fetches commits from the master branch of the origin remote (into the local origin/master branch), and then it merges origin/master into the branch you currently have checked out.
git pull only works if the branch you have checked out is tracking an upstream branch. For example, if the branch you have checked out tracks origin/master,
git pullis equivalent togit pull origin master
answered Aug 31 at 5:23
Nagaraj
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Good explanation. Short and straight to the point. Thanks.
– kgbph
Aug 31 at 6:12
"a pull is a fetch and a merge" Isn't that over-simplified?
– Peter Mortensen
Aug 31 at 19:48
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up vote
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Remember, a pull is a fetch and a merge.
git pull origin master fetches commits from the master branch of the origin remote (into the local origin/master branch), and then it merges origin/master into the branch you currently have checked out.
git pull only works if the branch you have checked out is tracking an upstream branch. For example, if the branch you have checked out tracks origin/master,
git pullis equivalent togit pull origin master
answered Aug 31 at 5:23
Nagaraj
1194
Remember, a pull is a fetch and a merge.
git pull origin master fetches commits from the master branch of the origin remote (into the local origin/master branch), and then it merges origin/master into the branch you currently have checked out.
git pull only works if the branch you have checked out is tracking an upstream branch. For example, if the branch you have checked out tracks origin/master,
git pullis equivalent togit pull origin master
answered Aug 31 at 5:23
Nagaraj
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answered Aug 31 at 5:23
Nagaraj
1194
answered Aug 31 at 5:23
Nagaraj
1194
answered Aug 31 at 5:23
Nagaraj
1194
1194
Good explanation. Short and straight to the point. Thanks.
– kgbph
Aug 31 at 6:12
"a pull is a fetch and a merge" Isn't that over-simplified?
– Peter Mortensen
Aug 31 at 19:48
add a comment |Â
Good explanation. Short and straight to the point. Thanks.
– kgbph
Aug 31 at 6:12
"a pull is a fetch and a merge" Isn't that over-simplified?
– Peter Mortensen
Aug 31 at 19:48
Good explanation. Short and straight to the point. Thanks.
– kgbph
Aug 31 at 6:12
Good explanation. Short and straight to the point. Thanks.
– kgbph
Aug 31 at 6:12
"a pull is a fetch and a merge" Isn't that over-simplified?
– Peter Mortensen
Aug 31 at 19:48
"a pull is a fetch and a merge" Isn't that over-simplified?
– Peter Mortensen
Aug 31 at 19:48
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
First, let us understand what git pull is:
The git pull command is used to fetch and download content from a
remote repository and immediately update the local repository to
match that content. Thegit pullcommand is a combination ofgit fetchandgit merge.git mergewill download the content from
the remote repository. Once the content is downloaded,git mergewill
merge the content to your local repository. A new merge commit will
be created and HEAD updated to point at the new commit.Now that we know what
git pulldoes, when we dogit pull origin master, it simply fetches a copy of themaster
branch from the original repository, and merges it with the current
branch that you have checked out.
For more information, you can go to this link.
edited Aug 31 at 18:55
Peter Mortensen
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answered Aug 31 at 5:42
Sana Jahan
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up vote
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First, let us understand what git pull is:
The git pull command is used to fetch and download content from a
remote repository and immediately update the local repository to
match that content. Thegit pullcommand is a combination ofgit fetchandgit merge.git mergewill download the content from
the remote repository. Once the content is downloaded,git mergewill
merge the content to your local repository. A new merge commit will
be created and HEAD updated to point at the new commit.Now that we know what
git pulldoes, when we dogit pull origin master, it simply fetches a copy of themaster
branch from the original repository, and merges it with the current
branch that you have checked out.
For more information, you can go to this link.
edited Aug 31 at 18:55
Peter Mortensen
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answered Aug 31 at 5:42
Sana Jahan
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up vote
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First, let us understand what git pull is:
The git pull command is used to fetch and download content from a
remote repository and immediately update the local repository to
match that content. Thegit pullcommand is a combination ofgit fetchandgit merge.git mergewill download the content from
the remote repository. Once the content is downloaded,git mergewill
merge the content to your local repository. A new merge commit will
be created and HEAD updated to point at the new commit.Now that we know what
git pulldoes, when we dogit pull origin master, it simply fetches a copy of themaster
branch from the original repository, and merges it with the current
branch that you have checked out.
For more information, you can go to this link.
edited Aug 31 at 18:55
Peter Mortensen
13k1983111
answered Aug 31 at 5:42
Sana Jahan
31126
First, let us understand what git pull is:
The git pull command is used to fetch and download content from a
remote repository and immediately update the local repository to
match that content. Thegit pullcommand is a combination ofgit fetchandgit merge.git mergewill download the content from
the remote repository. Once the content is downloaded,git mergewill
merge the content to your local repository. A new merge commit will
be created and HEAD updated to point at the new commit.Now that we know what
git pulldoes, when we dogit pull origin master, it simply fetches a copy of themaster
branch from the original repository, and merges it with the current
branch that you have checked out.
For more information, you can go to this link.
edited Aug 31 at 18:55
Peter Mortensen
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answered Aug 31 at 5:42
Sana Jahan
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Peter Mortensen
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Peter Mortensen
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Peter Mortensen
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Git pull = Git fetch + Git merge.
git pull origin master
Let's say you are on local/master, and run this command, git will fetch commits from origin/master and then merge it into local/master.
git pull
This is a shorthand for pulling commits into local branch that is tracking a remote branch.
And that brings the question, how does one make a local branch track a remote branch.
As far as I know, there are two common ways to do so:
1. When pushing for the first time:
git push -u origin branch_name
The -u flag tells git to make the local branch track the remote branch.
- When creating a local branch for an existing remote branch:
git branch --track branch_name origin/branch_name
answered Aug 31 at 5:41
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Git pull = Git fetch + Git merge.
git pull origin master
Let's say you are on local/master, and run this command, git will fetch commits from origin/master and then merge it into local/master.
git pull
This is a shorthand for pulling commits into local branch that is tracking a remote branch.
And that brings the question, how does one make a local branch track a remote branch.
As far as I know, there are two common ways to do so:
1. When pushing for the first time:
git push -u origin branch_name
The -u flag tells git to make the local branch track the remote branch.
- When creating a local branch for an existing remote branch:
git branch --track branch_name origin/branch_name
answered Aug 31 at 5:41
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Git pull = Git fetch + Git merge.
git pull origin master
Let's say you are on local/master, and run this command, git will fetch commits from origin/master and then merge it into local/master.
git pull
This is a shorthand for pulling commits into local branch that is tracking a remote branch.
And that brings the question, how does one make a local branch track a remote branch.
As far as I know, there are two common ways to do so:
1. When pushing for the first time:
git push -u origin branch_name
The -u flag tells git to make the local branch track the remote branch.
- When creating a local branch for an existing remote branch:
git branch --track branch_name origin/branch_name
answered Aug 31 at 5:41
Chukwuemeka Inya
1,07339
Git pull = Git fetch + Git merge.
git pull origin master
Let's say you are on local/master, and run this command, git will fetch commits from origin/master and then merge it into local/master.
git pull
This is a shorthand for pulling commits into local branch that is tracking a remote branch.
And that brings the question, how does one make a local branch track a remote branch.
As far as I know, there are two common ways to do so:
1. When pushing for the first time:
git push -u origin branch_name
The -u flag tells git to make the local branch track the remote branch.
- When creating a local branch for an existing remote branch:
git branch --track branch_name origin/branch_name
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From the documentation:
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull
git pull [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>…​]]
git-pull - Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local
branch
...
Default values for and are read from the
"remote" and "merge" configuration for the current branch as set by
git-branch[1] --track.
So
If your branch is set to "master", then git pull and git pull origin master will do the same thing.
If your branch is set to "master", Git pull and git pull origin some-other-branch will be different
If your branch is set to "some-other-branch", then Git pull and git pull origin master will be different
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From the documentation:
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull
git pull [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>…​]]
git-pull - Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local
branch
...
Default values for and are read from the
"remote" and "merge" configuration for the current branch as set by
git-branch[1] --track.
So
If your branch is set to "master", then git pull and git pull origin master will do the same thing.
If your branch is set to "master", Git pull and git pull origin some-other-branch will be different
If your branch is set to "some-other-branch", then Git pull and git pull origin master will be different
answered Aug 31 at 5:21
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From the documentation:
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull
git pull [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>…​]]
git-pull - Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local
branch
...
Default values for and are read from the
"remote" and "merge" configuration for the current branch as set by
git-branch[1] --track.
So
If your branch is set to "master", then git pull and git pull origin master will do the same thing.
If your branch is set to "master", Git pull and git pull origin some-other-branch will be different
If your branch is set to "some-other-branch", then Git pull and git pull origin master will be different
answered Aug 31 at 5:21
paulsm4
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From the documentation:
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull
git pull [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>…​]]
git-pull - Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local
branch
...
Default values for and are read from the
"remote" and "merge" configuration for the current branch as set by
git-branch[1] --track.
So
If your branch is set to "master", then git pull and git pull origin master will do the same thing.
If your branch is set to "master", Git pull and git pull origin some-other-branch will be different
If your branch is set to "some-other-branch", then Git pull and git pull origin master will be different
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If you are new to Git, I recommend avoiding
git pullfor some time. First, get yourself familiar with bothgit fetchandgit merge. If you plan to usegit rebase, get familiar with that too. Then, later, you can usegit pullas a convenience command, knowing that what it does is rungit fetchwith some arguments, followed by eithergit mergeorgit pullwith additional arguments. Once you're familiar with each of the two commands, the whole thing put together will also make sense. Until then, though, it won't!– torek
Aug 31 at 5:55
That said, the short answer to your question is that they are usually different, if you are not on
masternow.– torek
Aug 31 at 5:56