Differences between git remote update and fetch?
Is git remote update the equivalent of git fetch? 2 Answers 2
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Retrieve specific commit from a remote Git repository
Is there any way to retrieve only one specific commit from a remote Git repo without cloning it on my PC? The structure of remote repo is absolutely same as that of mine and hence there won’t be any conflicts but I have no idea how to do this and I don’t want to clone … Read more
Is it possible to pull just one file in Git?
I am working on a Git branch that has some broken tests, and I would like to pull (merge changes, not just overwrite) these tests from another branch where they are already fixed. I know I can do git pull origin that_other_branch but this will attempt to merge lots of other files, for that I … Read more
What does FETCH_HEAD in Git mean?
git pull –help says: In its default mode, git pull is shorthand for git fetch followed by git merge FETCH_HEAD. What is this FETCH_HEAD and what is actually merged during git pull? 7 Answers 7
How to handle git gc fatal: bad object refs/remotes/origin/HEAD error?
I randomly hit this today while trying to run Git garbage collect: $ git gc fatal: bad object refs/remotes/origin/HEAD error: failed to run repack How do I deal with this? 10 Answers 10
Why does git say “Pull is not possible because you have unmerged files”?
When I try to pull in my project directory in the terminal, I see the following error: harsukh@harsukh-desktop:~/Sites/branch1$ git pull origin master U app/config/app.php U app/config/database.php U app/routes.php Pull is not possible because you have unmerged files. Please, fix them up in the work tree, and then use ‘git add/rm <file>’ as appropriate to mark … Read more
Does “git fetch –tags” include “git fetch”?
A nice and simple question – is the function of “git fetch” a strict sub-set of git fetch –tags? I.e. if I run git fetch –tags, is there ever a reason to immediately run git fetch straight afterward? What about git pull and git pull –tags? Same situation? 6 Answers 6
fetch in git doesn’t get all branches
I have cloned a repository, after which somebody else has created a new branch, which I’d like to start working on. I read the manual, and it seems dead straight easy. Strangely it’s not working, and all the posts I’ve found suggest I’m doing the right thing. So I’ll subject myself to the lambasting, because … Read more
What is the difference between git pull and git fetch + git rebase?
Another question says that git pull is like a git fetch + git merge. But what is the difference between git pull and git fetch + git rebase? 2 Answers 2
fetch from origin with deleted remote branches?
When I do git fetch origin and origin has a deleted branch, it doesn’t seem to update it in my repository. When I do git branch -r it still shows origin/DELETED_BRANCH. How can I fix this? 7 s 7 You need to do the following git fetch -p The -p or –prune argument will update … Read more
