Syncing a Fork

Note: The examples below all reference the master branch

Before the Syncing

References: https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/

From time to time, your master branch will start to fall behind the upstream/master because changes are being pulled into the xcat2/xcat-core project from other developers.

../../_images/github-behind_master.png

Temporarily Stashing work (optional)

If working on changes in another branch, it’s recommended to stash the work before switching to the master branch so the pull does not wipe out any uncommitted changes. To stash work in the current branch:

  1. Add (not commit) any untracked files and directories:

    $ git add <untracked_files_and_directories>

  2. Stash the work:

    $ git stash

Switch and Update the master branch of your forked copy

  1. Switch to the master branch.

    $ git checkout master

  2. Pull the commits from the upstream master (xcat2/xcat-core) to your local master branch.

    $ git pull upstream master
remote: Counting objects: 38, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (15/15), done.
remote: Total 38 (delta 14), reused 9 (delta 9), pack-reused 14
Unpacking objects: 100% (38/38), done.
From github.com:xcat2/xcat-core
 * branch            master     -> FETCH_HEAD
   8f0cb07..d0651b5  master     -> upstream/master
Updating 8f0cb07..d0651b5
Fast-forward
...

  3. Push the commits from upstream merged to your local master to your forked copy in GitHub:

    $ git push origin master

After the Syncing

Your fork master branch should now be even with xcat2/xcat-core

../../_images/github-even_with_master.png

Unstashing work (optional)

If work has been stashed, to continue back where you left off, switch to the target branch and run : git stash pop