Many programmers use [Git](https://www.educative.io/answers/what-is-git) to keep track of the different versions of their code. Quite often, they need to start working on the code that has been updated in the remote Git repository. In order to do so, programmers must first bring the code into their local system.

`git pull` is the command that fetches the content from a remote repository and integrates it with the local repository/branch. It is, in actuality, a combination of `git fetch` and `git merge` called in that order. **`git fetch`** downloads content from the remote repository and is​ followed by **`git merge`**, which merges remote branch heads into the current branch.

See the full syntax of the `git pull` command below:

```
git pull [<options>] [<repository>/<branch>]
```

The default `git pull` command fetches the origin reference, `HEAD`, at the remote branch and merges it with `HEAD` at the ​current local branch.

Have a look at the [full documentation](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull) for more information.

What is the git pull command?

Many programmers use Git to keep track of the different versions of their code. Quite often, they need to start working on the code that has been updated in the remote Git repository. In order to do so, programmers must first bring the code into their local system. git pull is the command that fetches the content from a remote repository and integrates it with the local repository/branch. It is, in actuality, a combination of git fetch and git merge called in that order. git fetch downloads content from the remote repository and is​ followed by git merge, which merges remote branch heads into the current branch. 