GBP-PULL(1) git-buildpackage Manual GBP-PULL(1)NAME
gbp-pull - Safely update a repository from remote
SYNOPSIS
gbp-pull [ --verbose ] [ --force ] [ --redo-pq ] [ --[no-]pristine-tar ] [ --debian-branch=branch_name ] [ --upstream-branch=branch_name ]
[ --depth=depth ]
DESCRIPTION
gbp-pull updates the debian, upstream and pristine-tar branches from a remote repository in one go. It checks if the update is safe (would
result in a fast-forward merge) and aborts otherwise.
OPTIONS --force
force a branch update even if this results in a non fast forward update.
Warning: Forcing a branch updates makes you lose your modifications.
--redo-pq
also rebuild the corresponding patch-queue using gbp-pq.
Warning: This drops the patch-queue branch if it exists.
--debian-branch=branch_name
The branch in the Git repository the Debian package is being developed on, default is master.
--upstream-branch=branch_name
The branch in the Git repository the upstream sources are put onto. Default is upstream.
--depth=depth
Git history depth, for deepening shallow git clones.
--verbose
-v verbose execution
--pristine-tar
Whether to update the pristine-tar branch too.
EXIT CODES
When gbp-pull finishes it indicates success or failure with it's exit code:
0 Success.
1 An error occured during the pull, see the printed error message for details.
2 At least one branch couldn't be fast forwarded.
CONFIGURATION FILES
Several gbp.conf files are parsed to set defaults for the above commandline arguments. See the [XRef to GBP.MAN.GBP.CONF] manpage for
details.
SEE ALSO git-buildpackage(1), gbp-clone(1), gbp-pq(1), gbp.conf(5)AUTHOR
Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>
01 June 2012 GBP-PULL(1)