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git-pull(1)
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NAME
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git-pull - Pull and merge from another repository.
SYNOPSIS
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'git-pull' <repository> <refspec>...
DESCRIPTION
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Runs 'git-fetch' with the given parameters.
When only one ref is downloaded, runs 'git resolve' to merge it
into the local HEAD. Otherwise uses 'git octopus' to merge them
into the local HEAD.
OPTIONS
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include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
-a, \--append::
Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the
existing contents of $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD. Without this
option old data in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD will be overwritten.
Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Documentation
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Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite