What is Git Fetch?

What is Git Fetch?

The Git Fetch command is used to fetch all changes from the remote repository to the local repository. It doesn’t make any changes to the current working directory. It stores all the changes in a separate branch called the remote-tracking branch. git merge or git rebase command is used to merge these changes into our current working directory....

How to Use Git Fetch?

Step 1: Let us create a file called demo.txt with “Hello Geeks” content inside it initialize the directory to a git repository and push the changes to a remote repository....

What is Git Pull?

Git Pull command is used to fetch all changes from the remote repository to the current working directory. It automatically try to merge or rebase them into our current working directory. It is the combination of git fetch and git merge or git rebase. It can generate merge conflicts if there are conflict changes between our local and remote branches....

How to Use Git Pull?

Step 1: Let’s make more changes to our demo.txt file at the remote repository....

Difference between Git Fetch and Git Pull

Git Fetch  Git Pull Used to fetch all changes from the remote repository to the local repository without merging into the current working directory Brings the copy of all the changes from a remote repository and merges them into the current working directory Repository data is updated in the .git directory The working directory is updated directly Review of commits and changes can be done Updates the changes to the local repository immediately. No possibility of merge conflicts. Merge conflicts are possible if the remote and the local repositories have done changes at the same place. Command for Git fetch is git fetch Command for Git Pull is git pull Git fetch basically imports the commits to local branches so as to keep up-to-date that what everybody is working on. Git Pull basically brings the local branch up-to-date with the remote copy that will also updates the other remote tracking branches....

Conclusion

Choosing between git fetch and git pull depends on your workflow and the level of control you need. git fetch is ideal for safely reviewing changes before merging, while git pull is suitable for quickly synchronizing your branch with the remote repository. Understanding these differences will help you manage your Git repositories more effectively and avoid unnecessary conflicts....