Topic 2
Pull & Push
Keep the daily remote workflow small: pull before work if needed, commit coherent changes, then push when the work unit is ready.
Key terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Stage |
The process of preparing changes to be included in a commit, before actually committing them. |
Commit |
The operation of saving changes to the local Git repository. |
Push |
The action of transferring commits from the local Git repository to a remote repository. |
Pull |
The action of fetching commits from a remote repository and merging them into the local branch. |
Pull (first way)
Let’s learn how to download what’s uploaded to GitHub to the registered folder.
Click the button on the right and select ‘Pull’ in Source Control.
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When the pull is successfully completed, you will be able to see the following screen.
If nobody else has changed the repository, the pull does nothing — that is expected.
Pull (second way)
Open a new terminal with Ctrl + Shift + ` on Windows or Cmd + Shift + ` on macOS. Then enter the following command:
git pull
Pull (third way)
You can also perform Pull commands from the Command Palette with Ctrl + Shift + P on Windows or Cmd + Shift + P on macOS.
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Push (first way)
You can upload the changes to GitHub by staging them, committing, and then pushing.
Click the ‘+’ button in Source Control.
You will see the Staged Changes appear.
Enter the commit message.
Click the button on the right.
Select ‘Commit & Push’.
Push (second way)
Open a new terminal with Ctrl + Shift + ` on Windows or Cmd + Shift + ` on macOS. Then enter the following command:
git add .
git commit -m "Describe your change"
git push
Push (third way)
You can also perform Push commands from the Command Palette with Ctrl + Shift + P on Windows or Cmd + Shift + P on macOS.
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If you can explain when to pull, when to commit, and when to push without improvising, your daily sync loop is ready.