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Git Push and Pull

Push and Pull

Section titled “Push and Pull”

Purpose

Section titled “Purpose”

Send local commits to a remote repository and bring remote changes into your branch.

Commands

Section titled “Commands”

git push

  • Push the current branch to its tracked remote branch
  • Use after committing local work

git push -u origin <branch>

  • Push a new branch and set upstream tracking
  • Use the first time you publish a branch
  • Example: git push -u origin feature/login

git pull

  • Fetch remote changes and merge them into the current branch
  • Use to update your branch quickly

git pull --rebase

  • Fetch remote changes and replay your local commits on top
  • Use to keep history linear on feature branches

Notes

Section titled “Notes”
  • Pulling can create merge commits depending on repo settings and local history
  • Avoid git push --force; prefer git push --force-with-lease only when you intentionally rewrote history

Reference

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