EXAMPLES
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-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 linkgit: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.
+* Update the remote-tracking branches for the repository
+ you cloned from, then merge one of them into your
+ current branch:
++
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git pull, git pull origin
+------------------------------------------------
++
+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 linkgit:git-config[1] for details.
+
+* Merge into the current branch the remote branch `next`:
++
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git pull origin next
+------------------------------------------------
++
+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:
++
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git pull --no-commit . maint
+------------------------------------------------
++
+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::
+* Command line pull of multiple branches from one repository:
+
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$ git checkout master
$ git pull . tmp
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+
-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.
+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 `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.