Git fetch command syntax

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I am reading the git fetch command from this link : http://gitref.org/remotes/#fetch

It says the syntax as : git fetch [alias] Not sure what to put in alias

This is what git looks like when i do the git branch

* branch1
  branch2
  branch3

Any help on this? Thanks in Advance

if you are learning git, instead of the plain reference that doesn't explain much, i recommend to start here: git-scm.com/docs/gittutorial and here: try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1 — uraimo
– uraimo, Commented Mar 13, 2015 at 14:40

Sam Holder · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-13 14:35:47Z

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You need to put the name of the configured remote repositories in there

Do git remote -v to see a list of the available remote repos you have

Each remote repo you have can either be referenced by its full url or by the alias assigned to it.

By default the first repo you clone from gets the alias origin, so if you have only ever cloned from 1 remote repo then you will want to use the command

git fetch origin

edited Mar 13, 2015 at 14:35

answered Mar 13, 2015 at 14:33

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CodeWizard · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-13 14:37:36Z

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git fetch origin --all --prune

To a view the names of your remotes you can use git remote -v or see the list in your .git/config files. usually there will be one remote named origin

It will automatically fetch all your remotes and will remove the deleted branches/tags. You will then see the list of the new/removed tags/branches.

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