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Git pull

As explained in Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition: Write and organize scripts and tools

git pull is a Git command that retrieves changes from a remote repository and integrates them into the current local branch.

git pull retrieves changes from a remote repository and integrates them into the current local branch, keeping a local project aligned with shared GitHub work. section 19.5

A practical synchronization sequence is:

  • Run git fetch to download remote branch updates, then run git pull to update the working branch. section 19.5
  • Review the resulting update, which may be a fast-forward that changes local files to match the remote branch. section 19.5

Updating MyPSTool

After git fetch reports origin/main advancing from 737445d to 01f65d7, git pull updates the project with a fast-forward, changing data.txt and file1.ps1. section 19.5

PS C:\MyPSTool> git pull
Updating 737445d..01f65d7
Fast-forward
 data.txt  | 1 -
 file1.ps1 | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
PS C:\MyPSTool>

Inspect the command output showing a fast-forward pull and the files it changes. section 19.5

How Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition: Write and organize scripts and tools covers it

How deep it goes
Demonstrates fetch followed by a fast-forward pull, without detailing merge conflicts or other integration strategies.
Examples
Uses the MyPSTool repository, origin/main, git fetch output, and a fast-forward update affecting two files.
What it assumes
Assumes a local Git repository connected to a remote repository and familiarity with basic GitHub collaboration.
What you can do after
Apply it via git pull to update a local branch with changes from its tracked remote branch.
How it connects
Connects GitHub, remote repositories, local repositories, branches, git fetch, and git push.
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