Pushing and Pulling Changes
Git push and pull are two commands that are used to interact with remote repositories in Git.
Git push is used to send changes from your local repository to a remote repository. For example, if you have made some changes to a file in your local repository, you can use git push to send those changes to the remote repository. This allows other developers who have access to the remote repository to see your changes and collaborate with you on your project.
Git pull is used to fetch changes from a remote repository and merge them into your local repository. For example, if someone else has made changes to a file in the remote repository, you can use git pull to fetch those changes and merge them into your local repository. This allows you to keep your local repository up-to-date with the latest changes from the remote repository.
To use git push and pull with a GitHub repository, you will need to have a GitHub account and a local copy of the repository. Once you have these, you can use the following commands to push and pull changes:
To push changes from your local repository to the remote repository:
git push origin masterTo fetch changes from the remote repository and merge them into your local repository:
git pull origin masterIn these commands, origin is the name of the remote repository and master is the name of the branch that you want to push or pull changes from. You can change the name of the remote repository or the branch by using the git remote set-url and git checkout commands.
Here are some additional things to keep in mind when using git push and pull with GitHub repositories:
- You can only push changes to a remote repository if you have write access to the repository.
- You can only pull changes from a remote repository if you have read access to the repository.
- You can use git push and pull to interact with any type of remote repository, not just GitHub repositories.