Re: git fetch vs push, git am questions

From: Konstantin Kivi <kkivi@yandex.ru>
Date: Dec 7, 2010, 12:31 UTC
Message-ID: <60371291725083@web106.yandex.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20101207002104.GG3264@localhost.localdomain>

07.12.10, 03:21, "Konstantin Khomoutov" <flatworm@users.sourceforge.net>:

>  `git pull` does exactly that: fetch + merge (which should result in
>  fast-forward in your case).

pull does not work on bare repos.

>  > I also found that there is a notions of current branch in bare repository
> >  How can I change current branch in bare repositry?

I think I will understand things better if I get what is 'current branch' for bare repository and how to change it

>  By re-writing the HEAD ref (this behaviour is documented in the man page
>  of the `git clone` command, see the "--branch" option for instance).

The repository already exists, so git-clone  will not help

>  You can use the `git symbolic-ref` to update the HEAD ref.
>

Do you mean something like git symbolic-ref master origin/master ?

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>  It's a bit strange you're playing with a bare repository in this way.
>  Usually a bare repository is supposed to be pushed to and pulled from,
>  not the other way round. Not that it's bad, but it may turn out you're
>  inventing a convoluted workflow when there may be a simpler solution.

Yes, I see that push is easier, I only want to be sure I have full control on what is going on.

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С уважением, Константин Киви