Git Fetch

Git fetch is a primary command used to download contents like commits, files, branches, tags, and refs from a remote repository into your local repo. Git fetch is used in conjunction with get remote, git branch, git check out, and get reset to update a local repository to the state of a remote.

The git fetch command is used to pull the updates from remote-tracking branches.

Let's consider git fetch commands

1. - -all: Fetch all remotes.
2. - -append (-a): Appends to existing fetched contents without overwriting.
3. - -depth=<depth>: Limit to a specific number of commits starting from the tip of each remote branch history.
4. - -deepen=<depth>: Limit to a specific number of commits starting from the current boundary of each remote branch history to the tip.
5. - -shallow: since=<date> -Include all reachable commits after the specified date.
6. - -dry-run: The option added to any command shows what happens without running the command as a demo.
7. - -multiple: Allows multiple <repository or group> arguments.
8. - -no-tags: Disable automatic tag following.
9. - -tags: Fetch all tags from a remote.
10. - -set-upstream: Add upstream tracking.

Features of git fetch

.It only downloads data from a remote repository

.It never manipulates or spoils data

.It protects your code from a merge conflict

.It is used to get a new view of all the things that happen in a remote repository