Git pull from specific branch

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I want to pull changes from specified branch to my local repository, but I don't wont it to merge with master branch. What is the right way to do that? Do I have to make my own branch and than pull?

I think you may be muddling terminology: "pull" in git means "fetch + merge". Where do you want the changes to show up? In your working copy so you can view them? In a graph view? — IMSoP
– IMSoP, Commented Apr 3, 2018 at 18:03

jsageryd · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-13 10:31:07Z

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git pull is the same as git fetch followed by git merge.

To create a local branch tracking a branch on a remote, first fetch from the remote and then run git checkout with the name of a branch that matches that on the remote:

git fetch <remote>
git checkout <branch>

<remote> is the name of the remote, for instance origin.
<branch> is the name of a branch on that remote. If git branch -r shows a branch name origin/foo, Git should set this up correctly if you do git checkout foo.

edited Jun 13, 2020 at 10:31

answered Apr 3, 2018 at 18:04

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