6 git-pull - Fetch from and merge with another repository or a local branch
11 'git-pull' <options> <repository> <refspec>...
16 Runs `git-fetch` with the given parameters, and calls `git-merge`
17 to merge the retrieved head(s) into the current branch.
19 Note that you can use `.` (current directory) as the
20 <repository> to pull from the local repository -- this is useful
21 when merging local branches into the current branch.
26 include::merge-options.txt[]
28 include::fetch-options.txt[]
30 include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
32 include::urls-remotes.txt[]
34 include::merge-strategies.txt[]
37 Instead of a merge, perform a rebase after fetching.
38 *NOTE:* This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation.
39 It rewrites history, which does not bode well when you
40 published that history already. Do *not* use this option
41 unless you have read gitlink:git-rebase[1] carefully.
44 Override earlier \--rebase.
49 Often people use `git pull` without giving any parameter.
50 Traditionally, this has been equivalent to saying `git pull
51 origin`. However, when configuration `branch.<name>.remote` is
52 present while on branch `<name>`, that value is used instead of
55 In order to determine what URL to use to fetch from, the value
56 of the configuration `remote.<origin>.url` is consulted
57 and if there is not any such variable, the value on `URL: ` line
58 in `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<origin>` file is used.
60 In order to determine what remote branches to fetch (and
61 optionally store in the tracking branches) when the command is
62 run without any refspec parameters on the command line, values
63 of the configuration variable `remote.<origin>.fetch` are
64 consulted, and if there aren't any, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<origin>`
65 file is consulted and its `Pull: ` lines are used.
66 In addition to the refspec formats described in the OPTIONS
67 section, you can have a globbing refspec that looks like this:
70 refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
73 A globbing refspec must have a non-empty RHS (i.e. must store
74 what were fetched in tracking branches), and its LHS and RHS
75 must end with `/*`. The above specifies that all remote
76 branches are tracked using tracking branches in
77 `refs/remotes/origin/` hierarchy under the same name.
79 The rule to determine which remote branch to merge after
80 fetching is a bit involved, in order not to break backward
83 If explicit refspecs were given on the command
84 line of `git pull`, they are all merged.
86 When no refspec was given on the command line, then `git pull`
87 uses the refspec from the configuration or
88 `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<origin>`. In such cases, the following
91 . If `branch.<name>.merge` configuration for the current
92 branch `<name>` exists, that is the name of the branch at the
93 remote site that is merged.
95 . If the refspec is a globbing one, nothing is merged.
97 . Otherwise the remote branch of the first refspec is merged.
103 git pull, git pull origin::
104 Update the remote-tracking branches for the repository
105 you cloned from, then merge one of them into your
106 current branch. Normally the branch merged in is
107 the HEAD of the remote repository, but the choice is
108 determined by the branch.<name>.remote and
109 branch.<name>.merge options; see gitlink:git-config[1]
112 git pull origin next::
113 Merge into the current branch the remote branch `next`;
114 leaves a copy of `next` temporarily in FETCH_HEAD, but
115 does not update any remote-tracking branches.
117 git pull . fixes enhancements::
118 Bundle local branch `fixes` and `enhancements` on top of
119 the current branch, making an Octopus merge. This `git pull .`
120 syntax is equivalent to `git merge`.
122 git pull -s ours . obsolete::
123 Merge local branch `obsolete` into the current branch,
124 using `ours` merge strategy.
126 git pull --no-commit . maint::
127 Merge local branch `maint` into the current branch, but
128 do not make a commit automatically. This can be used
129 when you want to include further changes to the merge,
130 or want to write your own merge commit message.
132 You should refrain from abusing this option to sneak substantial
133 changes into a merge commit. Small fixups like bumping
134 release/version name would be acceptable.
136 Command line pull of multiple branches from one repository::
138 ------------------------------------------------
139 $ git checkout master
140 $ git fetch origin +pu:pu maint:tmp
142 ------------------------------------------------
144 This updates (or creates, as necessary) branches `pu` and `tmp`
145 in the local repository by fetching from the branches
146 (respectively) `pu` and `maint` from the remote repository.
148 The `pu` branch will be updated even if it is does not
149 fast-forward; the others will not be.
151 The final command then merges the newly fetched `tmp` into master.
154 If you tried a pull which resulted in a complex conflicts and
155 would want to start over, you can recover with
156 gitlink:git-reset[1].
161 gitlink:git-fetch[1], gitlink:git-merge[1], gitlink:git-config[1]
166 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
167 and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
171 Documentation by Jon Loeliger,
173 Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
177 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite