git fetch
- Git course
- Intermediate
- Lesson 29/82
- 4 min
Learn to download remote changes with git fetch.
What Is git fetch?
git fetch downloads new commits and branch information from a remote repository into the local repository. However, it does not change files in the current working branch or automatically merge changes.
git fetch originThis allows you to inspect remote updates before changing your working branch.
Local State After Fetch
After fetching, commit information from the remote repository is available locally. However, the files in the current branch remain unchanged; you can inspect the changes and merge them separately.
git fetch origin
git statusThis is a safe first step for checking remote updates.
Practice Fetch from the Origin Remote
Download updates from the origin remote. Then check the local repository status with git status.
Starter code
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git fetch origin
git statusExpected output
On branch main Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'. nothing to commit, working tree clean
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 What happens when git fetch origin is executed?
- The remote repository is replaced with the local repository.
- Remote changes are downloaded but not merged into the working branch. Correct answer
- Remote changes are applied directly to the current files.
- The local commit history is completely deleted.
Explanation: <code>git fetch</code> downloads remote information but does not automatically merge it into the current working branch.
2 Retrieve Updated Commit Information
git fetch ____git fetch originExplanation: <code>git fetch origin</code> downloads updated information from the origin remote without automatically changing the working branch.
3 Fetch Operation Features
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
git fetch |
Downloads remote information |
origin |
Remote repository name |
download |
Retrieves data locally |
no merge |
Does not merge automatically |