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Git Pull Causes a Merge

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Author: Lorna Jane Mitchell

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Original Source: http://www.lornajane.net/posts/2015/git-pull-causes-a-merge

If you type git pull and expect a fast-forward update, but get a merge instead, don't panic! This usually happens when we're collaborating on a branch with other people, and we've made changes on our local version of a branch, and someone else (or the other you, if you use git to sync between multiple dev platforms) has made changes to the remote version of a branch in the meantime. It also happens really frequently in teams where all commits are to the master branch ... yet another reason to have a decent branching strategy.

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Author: Lorna Jane Mitchell

Read By: Lorna Jane Mitchell

Original Source: http://www.lornajane.net/posts/2015/git-pull-causes-a-merge

If you type git pull and expect a fast-forward update, but get a merge instead, don't panic! This usually happens when we're collaborating on a branch with other people, and we've made changes on our local version of a branch, and someone else (or the other you, if you use git to sync between multiple dev platforms) has made changes to the remote version of a branch in the meantime. It also happens really frequently in teams where all commits are to the master branch ... yet another reason to have a decent branching strategy.

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