#Git fetch vs pull origin update
IntelliJ IDEA will pull changes from the remote branch and will rebase or merge them into the local branch depending on which update method is selected in Settings | Version Control | Git. In the Branches popup or in the Branches pane of the Version Control tool window, select a branch and choose Update from the context menu. This is a convenient shortcut for fetching and subsequently applying changes to the selected branch. Use update if you need to sync a specific branch with its remote tracked branch. Watch this video to get a better view on how fetch operation is performed in IDE. To fetch changes, from the main menu choose Git | Fetch.Īlternatively, open the Branches popup and click the icon in the upper right corner. Since fetch does not affect your local development environment, this is a safe way to get an update of all changes to a remote repository. This new data is not integrated into your local files, and changes are not applied to your code.įetched changes are stored as a remote branch, which gives you a chance to review them before you merge them with your files. When you fetch changes from the upstream, all new data from commits that were made since you last synced with the remote repository is downloaded into your local copy. The Git branches popup indicates whether a branch has incoming commits that have not yet been fetched: Fetch changes You can do this in one of the following ways: fetch changes, pull changes, or update your project.
Sync with a remote Git repository (fetch, pull, update)īefore you can share the results of your work by pushing your changes to the upstream, you need to synchronize with the remote repository to make sure your local copy of the project is up to date.
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