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fetch

The git fetch command is used to download commits, files, and references from a remote repository into your local repository. Unlike git pull, it does not merge the changes into your working directory. Instead, it updates your remote-tracking branches, allowing you to review the changes before integrating them.

Detailed Explanation

  1. Fetching Changes: git fetch retrieves the latest changes from the remote repository but does not modify your working directory. It updates the remote-tracking branches.

  2. Remote-Tracking Branches: These branches track the state of branches in the remote repository. For example, origin/master tracks the master branch of the remote named origin.

  3. Reviewing Changes: After fetching, you can review the changes using commands like git log or git diff before deciding to merge them into your local branches.

  4. Fetching Specific Branches: You can fetch changes for specific branches or all branches from the remote repository.

  5. Fetching Tags: You can also fetch tags from the remote repository.

Examples

  1. Fetching All Changes from the Remote Repository:

    git fetch origin

    This command fetches all changes from the remote repository named origin.

  2. Fetching a Specific Branch:

    git fetch origin master

    This command fetches changes from the master branch of the remote repository named origin.

  3. Fetching All Branches and Tags:

    git fetch --all

    This command fetches changes from all branches and tags from all configured remotes.

  4. Fetching Tags Only:

    git fetch origin --tags

    This command fetches all tags from the remote repository named origin.

Last modified: 29 November 2024
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