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What is the main difference between git fetch and git pull when working on a collaborative project? #1041
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What is the main difference between git fetch and git pull when working on a collaborative project?
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The main difference is that git fetch only downloads the latest changes from the remote repository without altering your local working files, whereas git pull performs a git fetch followed immediately by a git merge. In short, fetch allows you to review changes before integrating them, while pull updates your local branch instantly, which may lead to merge conflicts if you have unsaved work. |
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The main difference is that git fetch only downloads the latest changes from the remote repository without altering your local working files, whereas git pull performs a git fetch followed immediately by a git merge. In short, fetch allows you to review changes before integrating them, while pull updates your local branch instantly, which may lead to merge conflicts if you have unsaved work.