# git-pull doesn't update my refs for remotes/origin/master

3 messages from 2011-07-25 to 2011-07-25. Participants: Graeme Geldenhuys, Michael J Gruber.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/27911

## Graeme Geldenhuys, 2011-07-25 07:58

Subject: git-pull doesn't update my refs for remotes/origin/master
Message-ID: <4E2D223E.8090505@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4E2D223E.8090505%40gmail.com

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Hi,

Any idea why this happens? When I do a 'git pull origin master' while in
the master branch, it fetches all the latest commits, but doesn't update
the 'remotes/origin/master' reference. When I do a 'gitk', the
remotes/origin/master reference is still pointing to the old original
HEAD commit. Only when I do a 'git push origin master', does it update
the remotes/origin/master references?

I'm using git version 1.7.0.4 as is include with Ubuntu 10.04

Here is my .git/config file:

----8<-------------8<-------------8<-------------8<-------------8<----
[core]
	repositoryformatversion = 0
	filemode = true
	bare = false
	logallrefupdates = true
	safecrlf = true
[remote "origin"]
	url = ssh://graemeg@fpgui.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/fpgui/fpgui
	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
[branch "master"]
	remote = origin
	merge = refs/heads/master
[gui]
	geometry = 1182x686+1573+97 387 428
	wmstate = normal
[push]
	default = current
[remote "usb"]
	url = /media/flash16gig/git_repos/fpgui.git
	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/usb/*
[branch "v0.4_fixes"]
	remote = origin
	merge = refs/heads/v0.4_fixes
[remote "github"]
	url = git@github.com:graemeg/fpGUI.git
	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/github/*
----8<-------------8<-------------8<-------------8<-------------8<----


Regards,
  - Graeme -

-- 
fpGUI Toolkit - a cross-platform GUI toolkit using Free Pascal
http://fpgui.sourceforge.net/

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## Michael J Gruber, 2011-07-25 08:35

Subject: Re: git-pull doesn't update my refs for remotes/origin/master
Message-ID: <4E2D2ADE.40407@drmicha.warpmail.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4E2D2ADE.40407%40drmicha.warpmail.net
In-Reply-To: <4E2D223E.8090505@gmail.com>

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Graeme Geldenhuys venit, vidit, dixit 25.07.2011 09:58:
> Hi,
> 
> Any idea why this happens? When I do a 'git pull origin master' while in
> the master branch, it fetches all the latest commits, but doesn't update
> the 'remotes/origin/master' reference. When I do a 'gitk', the
> remotes/origin/master reference is still pointing to the old original
> HEAD commit. Only when I do a 'git push origin master', does it update
> the remotes/origin/master references?
> 
> I'm using git version 1.7.0.4 as is include with Ubuntu 10.04
> 
> Here is my .git/config file:
...

Here's my quote from git-pull's man page:

A parameter <ref> without a colon is equivalent to <ref>: when
pulling/fetching, so it merges <ref> into the current branch without
               storing the remote branch anywhere locally

I.e., just do "git pull origin".

Michael

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## Graeme Geldenhuys, 2011-07-25 08:48

Subject: Re: git-pull doesn't update my refs for remotes/origin/master
Message-ID: <4E2D2DF9.8000509@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4E2D2DF9.8000509%40gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <4E2D2ADE.40407@drmicha.warpmail.net>

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On 07/25/2011 10:35 AM, Michael J Gruber wrote:
> 
> Here's my quote from git-pull's man page:

Clearly I need to read the help with more attention. :)


> I.e., just do "git pull origin".

OK, so I was trying to be too helpful. Git is clever enough, so using a
simplified command line is better in this case. Many thanks for the
quick reply.


Regards,
  - Graeme -

-- 
fpGUI Toolkit - a cross-platform GUI toolkit using Free Pascal
http://fpgui.sourceforge.net/

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