git fetch upstream doesn't work

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I'm trying to use git fetch upstream master to get the latest commit from another user's repository. But unfortunately that doesn't work. I have also tried git fetch upstream.

What does work is git pull upstream master, but I don't want to use that all the time, because that will always automatically perform a merge.

This is the output that I get when I execute git fetch upstream master:

git fetch upstream master
From https://github.com/jchun/nodeSite
 * branch            master     -> FETCH_HEAD

And here are my remotes:

git remote -v
origin [email protected]:superzaky/nodeSite.git (fetch)
origin [email protected]:superzaky/nodeSite.git (push)
upstream       https://github.com/jchun/nodeSite.git (fetch)
upstream       https://github.com/jchun/nodeSite.git (push)

VonC · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-03 18:41:42Z

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The fetch did work, but to see the result, you should do a:

git log --oneline --all --graph --decorate --branches

You would see the upstream branches (including the upstream/master)

You can also check the latest SHA1 fetched with:

git branch -avv

The git pull upstream master didn't repeat the fetch part (since it was already done), but merge as well upstream/master to master.

edited May 3, 2015 at 18:41

answered May 3, 2015 at 17:36

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superkytoz Over a year ago

Ah yes your first command did work, the second command didn't work unfortunately. Here is a screenshot of it link: i.imgur.com/EejCCF5.png I still got a question: the fetch did work, but how can I now update my repository with the latest commits from the user's repository?

VonC Over a year ago

@superkytoz yes, it was git branch (I have it aliased to git br). In order to update your fork, see stackoverflow.com/a/3903835/6309: you git rebase upstream/master your own master branch, and then push to your fork.

IgorGanapolsky Over a year ago

Why doesn't git log --pretty=oneline show the upstream commits?

VonC Over a year ago

@IgorGanapolsky upstream means you need the --all option

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