`git pull` Fetch from a remote and update your branch

Downloads new commits for the branch you are on and combines them into it. It is git fetch followed by git merge, or by git rebase if you ask for that.

Synopsis

git pull [OPTION]... [REMOTE [BRANCH]]

Common options

Option or form	What it does
`--rebase`	Replay your local commits on top instead of making a merge commit
`--ff-only`	Only update if it can be a clean fast-forward
`--no-rebase`	Merge, even if your settings say rebase
`-p, --prune`	Also prune deleted remote branches
`--autostash`	Stash local changes first and reapply them after

Examples

Update the current branch

git pull

Updating 8b1d7e4..3f2a9c1
Fast-forward
 app.js | 4 ++--

Keep history in a straight line

git pull --rebase

Refuse anything but a simple update

git pull --ff-only

Pull a branch from a named remote

git pull upstream main

Make rebase the default

git config --global pull.rebase true

Notes

If your branch and the remote have both moved, pull may create a merge commit or stop with conflicts. Run git status to see.
Commit or stash your changes first, or use --autostash.
Newer Git versions warn if you have not chosen merge or rebase. Set pull.rebase or pull.ff once to stop that.

git pull Fetch from a remote and update your branch

Synopsis

Common options

Examples

Notes

See also

`git pull` Fetch from a remote and update your branch