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Re: Change "pull" to _only_ download, and "git update"=pull+merge?

From
David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>
Date
Apr 19, 2005, 09:18 UTC
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<4264CCFF.30400@dgreaves.com>
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<42646967.9030903@dwheeler.com>
David A. Wheeler wrote:
> I propose changing "pull" to ONLY download, and "update" to pull AND merge.
> Why? It seems oddly inconsistent that "pull" sometimes merges
> in changes, but at other times it doesn't.
true
> I propose that there be two subcommands, "pull" and "update"
> (now that "update" isn't a reserved word again).
> A "git pull" ONLY downloads; a "git update" pulls AND merges.

What's the most common thing to do? pull or update? which is easier to type? what are people used to?

I'm not sure but I suggest that pull and get would be better choices.

git pull git get

is it rare enough to justify: git --download-only pull

David
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