Lesson 10

Fetch

Fetch downloads remote history so you can inspect it without changing your current branch.

Ready to run git fetch --prune origin.

Keep These Ideas

Download only: Your files and local main branch do not move.
origin/main: Your local Git's latest known position for main on origin.
Inspect first: Compare incoming commits before deciding how to integrate them.

The Real Command

Terminal

$git fetch --prune origin

Example Output

From https://gitlab.com/acme/shop
   a1b2c3d..d4e5f6a  main     -> origin/main
 - [deleted]         (none)   -> origin/old-demo

git fetch downloads origin's latest history. --prune also removes local labels for remote branches that no longer exist.

git fetch origin

Fetch one remote. It updates remote-tracking labels such as origin/main.

Example Output

From https://gitlab.com/acme/shop
   a1b2c3d..d4e5f6a  main -> origin/main

git log main..origin/main --oneline

Two dots compare endpoints. This lists commits origin/main has that local main does not.

Example Output

d4e5f6a Add login validation
b2c3d4e Build login form

Knowledge Check

Download updated remote knowledge without changing your current branch.

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