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diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt index 7578623edb..b93201158f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt @@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Also note that options meant for 'git-pull' itself and underlying OPTIONS ------- + +Options related to merging +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + include::merge-options.txt[] :git-pull: 1 @@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully. --no-rebase:: Override earlier --rebase. +Options related to fetching +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + include::fetch-options.txt[] include::pull-fetch-param.txt[] @@ -131,54 +138,13 @@ $ git pull origin next ------------------------------------------------ + This leaves a copy of `next` temporarily in FETCH_HEAD, but -does not update any remote-tracking branches. - -* Bundle local branch `fixes` and `enhancements` on top of - the current branch, making an Octopus merge: -+ ------------------------------------------------- -$ git pull . fixes enhancements ------------------------------------------------- -+ -This `git pull .` syntax is equivalent to `git merge`. - -* Merge local branch `obsolete` into the current branch, using `ours` - merge strategy: -+ ------------------------------------------------- -$ git pull -s ours . obsolete ------------------------------------------------- - -* Merge local branch `maint` into the current branch, but do not make - a commit automatically: +does not update any remote-tracking branches. Using remote-tracking +branches, the same can be done by invoking fetch and merge: + ------------------------------------------------ -$ git pull --no-commit . maint +$ git fetch origin +$ git merge origin/next ------------------------------------------------ -+ -This can be used when you want to include further changes to the -merge, or want to write your own merge commit message. -+ -You should refrain from abusing this option to sneak substantial -changes into a merge commit. Small fixups like bumping -release/version name would be acceptable. - -* Command line pull of multiple branches from one repository: -+ ------------------------------------------------- -$ git checkout master -$ git fetch origin +pu:pu maint:tmp -$ git pull . tmp ------------------------------------------------- -+ -This updates (or creates, as necessary) branches `pu` and `tmp` in -the local repository by fetching from the branches (respectively) -`pu` and `maint` from the remote repository. -+ -The `pu` branch will be updated even if it is does not fast-forward; -the others will not be. -+ -The final command then merges the newly fetched `tmp` into master. If you tried a pull which resulted in a complex conflicts and |