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| − | '''Action''': fetches named heads or tags from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete them. | + | {{fmt/title|git fetch}} |
| + | '''Action''': "fetches" named heads or tags from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete them. | ||
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| + | "Fetch" is a bit of a misnomer, as it doesn't actually retrieve (download) any files but instead creates a "pointer" file (.git/FETCH_HEAD) to any items in need of retrieval. These can then be operated on by {{l/same|merge}}. | ||
| + | ==Examples== | ||
| + | * <code>git fetch github master</code> | ||
| + | ** where "github" is the name of the {{l/same|remote}} and "master" is the {{l/same|branch}}. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Documentation=== | ===Documentation=== | ||
| + | * {{l/manpage|git-fetch|manpage @ HTYP}} | ||
* [http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-fetch.html manpage @ kernel.org] | * [http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-fetch.html manpage @ kernel.org] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:50, 5 August 2022
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Action: "fetches" named heads or tags from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete them.
"Fetch" is a bit of a misnomer, as it doesn't actually retrieve (download) any files but instead creates a "pointer" file (.git/FETCH_HEAD) to any items in need of retrieval. These can then be operated on by merge.