The difference between git fetch and git pull

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Git gets the latest version from the remote branch to the Local has such 2 commands:

1. Git fetch: the equivalent of getting the latest version from the remote to the local, does not automatically merge

Git fetch origin master git log-p master. Origin/master git merge Origin/master

Meaning of the above command: first download the latest version from the Master Master branch of the remote origin to the Origin/master branch and then compare the differences between the local master branch and the Origin/master branch and finally merge

The above process can actually be done in the following clearer way:

Git fetch Origin master:tmp git diff tmp  git merge tmp

Compare merge after remote get Latest version to local test branch

2. Git pull: the equivalent of getting the latest version from the remote and merge to the local

Git pull Origin Master

The above command is actually equivalent to git fetch and git merge in the actual use, git fetch is more secure, because before the merge, we can review the update, and then decide whether to merge