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
+
When false, merge the current branch into the upstream branch.
+
-See `pull.rebase`, `branch.<name>.rebase` and `branch.autosetuprebase` in
+See `pull.rebase`, `branch.<name>.rebase` and `branch.autoSetupRebase` in
linkgit:git-config[1] if you want to make `git pull` always use
`--rebase` instead of merging.
+