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Pulling commits

Starting a pull operation​

To pull your changes, ensure that you are on the branch that you want to pull, and then select  Pull CTRL↓ from the menu. On a Mac, go to Remotes > Pull. You also have the option to pull if you have just attempted to push the repository and have discovered that it is out of date.

The Pull dialog will appear.

The dialog will ask you for some information about where you want to pull from.

  • Upstream Branch
    The branch that you want to pull from. By default, this is the upstream branch.
  • Rebase local commits onto upstream
    If checked, theBranch will merge divergent changes with a rebase instead of a merge.

Pulling from a remote​

Once you're ready to pull, click  Pull. theBranch will pull changes from the remote branch into the current branch.

If authentication is required by the remote, you will be asked for the appropriate credentials to complete the pull operation.

Resolving conflicts​

If changes from the remote branch conflict with committed changes in the local branch, Git will not be able to merge the changes automatically. For example, if the same line is changed in your local repository and also in the remote repository, a conflict occurs. If this happens when you are pulling, you will be asked to resolve conflicts.

Once you have selected an appropriate resolution for all the conflicting changes, click  Pull. theBranch will conclude the pull operation, resolving the conflicting changes in the manner that you instructed.