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'''Action''': fetches named heads or tags from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete them. | '''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 {{l/same|merge}}. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* <code>git fetch github master</code> | * <code>git fetch github master</code> | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 9 March 2015
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.
