A---B---C master on origin
/
D---E---F---G master
+ ^
+ origin/master in your repository
------------
Then "`git pull`" will fetch and replay the changes from the remote
and a log message from the user describing the changes.
------------
- A---B---C remotes/origin/master
+ A---B---C origin/master
/ \
D---E---F---G---H master
------------
Options related to merging
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-include::merge-options.txt[]
-
:git-pull: 1
+include::merge-options.txt[]
+
-r::
--rebase[=false|true|preserve]::
When true, rebase the current branch on top of the upstream
was rebased since last fetched, the rebase uses that information
to avoid rebasing non-local changes.
+
-When preserve, also rebase the current branch on top of the upstream
-branch, but pass `--preserve-merges` along to `git rebase` so that
-locally created merge commits will not be flattened.
+When set to preserve, rebase with the `--preserve-merges` option passed
+to `git rebase` so that locally created merge commits will not be flattened.
+
When false, merge the current branch into the upstream branch.
+