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.
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:
Add (not commit) any untracked files and directories:
$ git add <untracked_files_and_directories>
Stash the work:
$ git stash
Switch and Update the master branch of your forked copy¶
Switch to the master branch.
$ git checkout master
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 ...
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
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