SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-pull' <options> <repository> <refspec>...
+'git pull' <options> <repository> <refspec>...
DESCRIPTION
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-Runs `git-fetch` with the given parameters, and calls `git-merge`
+Runs 'git-fetch' with the given parameters, and calls 'git-merge'
to merge the retrieved head(s) into the current branch.
-With `--rebase`, calls `git-rebase` instead of `git-merge`.
+With `--rebase`, calls 'git-rebase' instead of 'git-merge'.
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.
-Also note that options meant for `git-pull` itself and underlying
-`git-merge` must be given before the options meant for `git-fetch`.
+Also note that options meant for 'git-pull' itself and underlying
+'git-merge' must be given before the options meant for 'git-fetch'.
OPTIONS
-------
+
+Options related to merging
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
include::merge-options.txt[]
:git-pull: 1
-\--rebase::
+--rebase::
Instead of a merge, perform a rebase after fetching. If
there is a remote ref for the upstream branch, and this branch
was rebased since last fetched, the rebase uses that information
for branch `<name>`, set configuration `branch.<name>.rebase`
to `true`.
+
-*NOTE:* This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation.
+[NOTE]
+This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation.
It rewrites history, which does not bode well when you
published that history already. Do *not* use this option
unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully.
-\--no-rebase::
- Override earlier \--rebase.
+--no-rebase::
+ Override earlier --rebase.
+
+Options related to fetching
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include::fetch-options.txt[]
------------------------------------------------
+
This leaves a copy of `next` temporarily in FETCH_HEAD, but
-does not update any remote-tracking branches.
-
-* Bundle local branch `fixes` and `enhancements` on top of
- the current branch, making an Octopus merge:
-+
-------------------------------------------------
-$ git pull . fixes enhancements
-------------------------------------------------
-+
-This `git pull .` syntax is equivalent to `git merge`.
-
-* Merge local branch `obsolete` into the current branch, using `ours`
- merge strategy:
-+
-------------------------------------------------
-$ git pull -s ours . obsolete
-------------------------------------------------
-
-* Merge local branch `maint` into the current branch, but do not make
- a commit automatically:
+does not update any remote-tracking branches. Using remote-tracking
+branches, the same can be done by invoking fetch and merge:
+
------------------------------------------------
-$ git pull --no-commit . maint
+$ git fetch origin
+$ git merge origin/next
------------------------------------------------
-+
-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
-linkgit:git-reset[1].
+would want to start over, you can recover with 'git-reset'.
SEE ALSO
Author
------
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+and Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Documentation
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