>
>
> Someone please check the following statements for accuracy:
>
> A == remote repo
>
> B == local repo
>
> C == local working directory including by definition the local repo (.git
> directory)
>
> 1) *clone* copies compressed files from a remote repo to a local repo,creates
> remote-tracking branches for each branch in the remote repository,
> and creates and *checks out* an initial branch forked from the cloned
> repository’s currently active branch. A -> B -> C.
>
> 2) *checkout* updates files in the working directory to match the version
> in the specified branch of the repo. By default, the current branch is set
> to the specified branch. B -> C.
>
> 3) *fetch* only copies compressed files from a remote repo to a local
> repo. A -> B.
>
> 3) *pull* *fetches* and then *merges* the fetched code into the current
> branch. A -> B. No check-out is done; so how does the repo code get into
> the working directory (C)? In practice, I think our factor.cmd does a pull
> that puts code in the working directory, which is where the compiler goes
> for its source during the build. So this is not clear to me. Perhaps I
> don't understand what *merge* means.
>
Pull performs A > B, B > C. When I work with my own hosted git repos,
github, I either do pushes or pulls exclusively, and no other commands.
> 5) *merge* replays changes from a specified branch into the current
> branch. The changes are those resulting from commits in the specified
> branch since it diverged from the current branch. This looks like a local,
> repo-only operation: B -> B.
>
I think it's B' -> B, then B -> C
4) *push* copies compressed files from a local repo to a remote one, to
> update it. B -> A
>
>
>
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