Fetch and pull changes from a remote with git fetch and git pull
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Documented steps
Fetch updates from the origin remote: git fetch origin (or just git fetch) — this downloads remote commits into remote-tracking branches without changing your working tree.
Fetch all remotes: git fetch --all, or prune deleted remote branches with git fetch --prune.
Inspect what was fetched: git log HEAD..origin/main to see commits not yet local, or git diff HEAD origin/main.
Integrate the remote changes into your current branch: git pull (fetch + merge) or git pull --rebase (fetch + rebase) to keep a linear history.
Pull a specific branch: git pull origin main.
Confirm you are in sync: git status reports 'Your branch is up to date with origin/<name>'.
Known gotchas
git fetch alone never touches your working tree or branch — only git pull (or merge/rebase) integrates the fetched commits.
git pull can refuse to merge/rebase if you have uncommitted local changes that would be overwritten; commit or stash first.
git pull --rebase rewrites your local commits on top of the remote branch and can produce conflicts; use --rebase only in clean conditions or understand the rewrite.
If your local branch and remote have diverged with no fast-forward possible, pull stops and asks how to reconcile unless you set a strategy.
Official doc: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-fetch
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