NAME
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-git-pull - Pull and merge from another repository.
+git-pull - Fetch from and merge with another repository or a local branch
SYNOPSIS
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-'git-pull' <repository> <refspec>...
+'git-pull' <options> <repository> <refspec>...
DESCRIPTION
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-Runs 'git-fetch' with the given parameters.
+Runs `git-fetch` with the given parameters, and calls `git-merge`
+to merge the retrieved head(s) into the current branch.
-When only one ref is downloaded, runs 'git resolve' to merge it
-into the local HEAD. Otherwise uses 'git octopus' to merge them
-into the local HEAD.
+Note that you can use `.` (current directory) as the
+<repository> to pull from the local repository -- this is useful
+when merging local branches into the current branch.
OPTIONS
-------
+include::merge-options.txt[]
+
+include::fetch-options.txt[]
+
include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
--a, \--append::
- Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the
- existing contents of $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD. Without this
- option old data in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD will be overwritten.
+include::urls.txt[]
+
+include::merge-strategies.txt[]
+
+DEFAULT BEHAVIOUR
+-----------------
+
+Often people use `git pull` without giving any parameter.
+Traditionally, this has been equivalent to saying `git pull
+origin`. However, when configuration `branch.<name>.remote` is
+present while on branch `<name>`, that value is used instead of
+`origin`.
+
+In order to determine what URL to use to fetch from, the value
+of the configuration `remote.<origin>.url` is consulted
+and if there is not any such variable, the value on `URL: ` line
+in `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<origin>` file is used.
+
+In order to determine what remote branches to fetch (and
+optionally store in the tracking branches) when the command is
+run without any refspec parameters on the command line, values
+of the configuration variable `remote.<origin>.fetch` are
+consulted, and if there aren't any, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<origin>`
+file is consulted and its `Pull: ` lines are used.
+In addition to the refspec formats described in the OPTIONS
+section, you can have a globbing refspec that looks like this:
+
+------------
+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
+------------
+
+A globbing refspec must have a non-empty RHS (i.e. must store
+what were fetched in tracking branches), and its LHS and RHS
+must end with `/*`. The above specifies that all remote
+branches are tracked using tracking branches in
+`refs/remotes/origin/` hierarchy under the same name.
+
+The rule to determine which remote branch to merge after
+fetching is a bit involved, in order not to break backward
+compatibility.
+
+If explicit refspecs were given on the command
+line of `git pull`, they are all merged.
+
+When no refspec was given on the command line, then `git pull`
+uses the refspec from the configuration or
+`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<origin>`. In such cases, the following
+rules apply:
+
+. If `branch.<name>.merge` configuration for the current
+ branch `<name>` exists, that is the name of the branch at the
+ remote site that is merged.
+
+. If the refspec is a globbing one, nothing is merged.
+
+. Otherwise the remote branch of the first refspec is merged.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+git pull, git pull origin::
+ Update the remote-tracking branches for the repository
+ you cloned from, then merge one of them into your
+ current branch. Normally the branch merged in is
+ the HEAD of the remote repository, but the choice is
+ determined by the branch.<name>.remote and
+ branch.<name>.merge options; see gitlink:git-config[1]
+ for details.
+
+git pull origin next::
+ Merge into the current branch the remote branch `next`;
+ leaves a copy of `next` temporarily in FETCH_HEAD, but
+ does not update any remote-tracking branches.
+
+git pull . fixes enhancements::
+ Bundle local branch `fixes` and `enhancements` on top of
+ the current branch, making an Octopus merge. This `git pull .`
+ syntax is equivalent to `git merge`.
+
+git pull -s ours . obsolete::
+ Merge local branch `obsolete` into the current branch,
+ using `ours` merge strategy.
+
+git pull --no-commit . maint::
+ Merge local branch `maint` into the current branch, but
+ do not make a commit automatically. This can be used
+ when you want to include further changes to the merge,
+ or want to write your own merge commit message.
++
+You should refrain from abusing this option to sneak substantial
+changes into a merge commit. Small fixups like bumping
+release/version name would be acceptable.
+
+Command line pull of multiple branches from one repository::
++
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git checkout master
+$ git fetch origin +pu:pu maint:tmp
+$ git pull . tmp
+------------------------------------------------
++
+This updates (or creates, as necessary) branches `pu` and `tmp`
+in the local repository by fetching from the branches
+(respectively) `pu` and `maint` from the remote repository.
++
+The `pu` branch will be updated even if it is does not
+fast-forward; the others will not be.
++
+The final command then merges the newly fetched `tmp` into master.
+
+
+If you tried a pull which resulted in a complex conflicts and
+would want to start over, you can recover with
+gitlink:git-reset[1].
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+gitlink:git-fetch[1], gitlink:git-merge[1], gitlink:git-config[1]
+
Author
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Documentation
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-Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
+Documentation by Jon Loeliger,
+David Greaves,
+Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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