Git Remotes
Manage upstreams, fetch, pull, and push with tracking branches.
- git remote
- git fetch
- git pull
- git push upstream
- git prune
Git Remotes
Manage upstreams, fetch, pull, and push with tracking branches.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
git remote -v | Show fetch/push URLs |
git remote add upstream <url> | Track the original project repo |
git fetch --all --prune | Download refs, drop deleted remote branches |
git pull --ff-only | Update current branch, fail instead of merging |
git push -u origin <branch> | Push and set upstream tracking |
git ls-remote | List remote refs without cloning |
Example
git remote add upstream https://github.com/org/app.git
git fetch upstream --prune
git push -u origin feature/searchFAQ
fetch vs pull?
fetch only downloads refs; pull = fetch + merge/rebase into your branch.
What does -u do on push?
It links the local branch to the remote one, so later git pull/push need no arguments.
Întrebări frecvente
fetch vs pull?
fetch only downloads refs; pull = fetch + merge/rebase into your branch.
What does -u do on push?
It links the local branch to the remote one, so later git pull/push need no arguments.
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