I want to pull changes from specified branch to my local repository, but I don't wont it to merge with master branch. What is the right way to do that? Do I have to make my own branch and than pull?
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2This is what `git fetch` is for. – user229044 Apr 03 '18 at 18:03
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I think you may be muddling terminology: "pull" in git means "fetch + merge". Where do you want the changes to show up? In your working copy so you can view them? In a graph view? – IMSoP Apr 03 '18 at 18:03
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@IMSoP In my working copy – user3568043 Apr 03 '18 at 18:24
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git pull is the same as git fetch followed by git merge.
To create a local branch tracking a branch on a remote, first fetch from the remote and then run git checkout with the name of a branch that matches that on the remote:
git fetch <remote>
git checkout <branch>
<remote>is the name of the remote, for instanceorigin.<branch>is the name of a branch on that remote. Ifgit branch -rshows a branch nameorigin/foo, Git should set this up correctly if you dogit checkout foo.
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