Git pull a branch from a different repository

Question

I've few files in my current repository. I want to merge a remote branch from a different repository.

Pull and merge a branch from github.com/username/code.git (branch loader)
Then pull and merge a branch from github.com/username/code.git (branch login)

Is it possible or what's the workaround? I wanna keep adding code to my current branch from different remote branches.

Yes, it's possible. A repository can have more than one remote defined, and you can push, fetch, pull, etc. to/from any of them. `git help remote` should point you in the right direction for adding additional remote repositories... — twalberg, Sep 16 '16 at 19:49

SpiXel · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-16T20:51:33.577

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You can add other origins for your repository using

git remote add new_origin git@theUrlToRepo

You can now start pushing/pulling and basically doing all operations on both of your remotes.

git push origin master
git push new_origin master

git pull origin master
git pull new_origin master

You just have to specify which remote you're doing your operations with and you're set.

In your specific usecase, after adding remote repos and naming them, you'd do something like the following to merge remote branches into your local workspace.

git merge origin/loader
git merge new_origin/login

edited Sep 16 '16 at 20:51

answered Sep 16 '16 at 20:46

SpiXel

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with `git merge origin/loader`, you are merging remote `loader` with local `master`/current branch, right? – Sep 16 '16 at 23:45
Yes,thats what it does – SpiXel Sep 17 '16 at 03:26

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 13 '20 at 16:11

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You can also do

git pull <git_pull_url> <branch> --allow-unrelated-histories

answered Feb 13 '20 at 16:11

vin

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brother your answer just saved my life thank you was searching for this answer and found it here – MD Nasirul Islam Sep 28 '21 at 20:03

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 15 '18 at 22:28

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You can just

git pull url branch

it works

answered Aug 15 '18 at 22:28

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score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 05 '18 at 03:28

do this from your original repo that you want to merge the new code into:

for me i just created a new branch with the same name first:

git checkout -b my_new_branch

then i added the other origin:

git remote add new_origin http://someRepo.git

then i simply pulled the branch from new_origin into my current repo:

git pull new_origin my_new_branch

the git pull command should do a fetch and merge for you.

Git pull a branch from a different repository

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