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git fetch — Download objects and refs from a remote repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-

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Problem

How to use the git fetch command: Download objects and refs from a remote repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-fetch>.

Solution

git fetch — Download objects and refs from a remote repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-fetch>.

Fetch the latest changes from the default remote upstream repository (if set):

git fetch

Fetch new branches from a specific remote upstream repository:

git fetch {{remote_name}}

Fetch the latest changes from all remote upstream repositories:

git fetch --all

Also fetch tags from the remote upstream repository:

git fetch {{[-t|--tags]}}

Delete local references to remote branches that have been deleted upstream:

git fetch {{[-p|--prune]}}

Deepen current shallow branch by 2 commits:

git fetch --deepen 2

Update the main branch without switching to it (equivalent to git pull):

git fetch {{origin}} main:main

Code Snippets

Fetch the latest changes from the default remote upstream repository (if set)

git fetch

Fetch new branches from a specific remote upstream repository

git fetch {{remote_name}}

Fetch the latest changes from all remote upstream repositories

git fetch --all

Also fetch tags from the remote upstream repository

git fetch {{[-t|--tags]}}

Delete local references to remote branches that have been deleted upstream

git fetch {{[-p|--prune]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git fetch

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