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How do I force "git pull" to overwrite local files?

Published at July 14th, 2009
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The Problem

How do I force an overwrite of local files on a git pull? My local repository contains a file of the same filename as on the server.

error: Untracked working tree file 'example.txt' would be overwritten by merge

gitversion-controlgit-pullgit-fetchoverwrite

Best Answer By AI

Answer by chatgpt
To force `git pull` to overwrite local files, you can use the `--force` or `-f` flag. This flag discards any local changes you have made and forcibly updates the local repository with the latest changes from the remote repository. You can use the following command to force `git pull`: 
git fetch --all && git reset --hard origin/master
This command fetches all the remote changes and then performs a hard reset to the `origin/master` branch, discarding any local changes. The `origin/master` branch can be replaced with the branch you want to update. It's important to note that this command discards any local modifications without prompting for confirmation, so make sure to back up any changes you want to keep.
ChatGPT

Answered, September 30th, 2023

Top Answers From StackOverflow

  • 13004

    ⚠ Warning:

    Any uncommitted local change to tracked files will be lost, even if staged.

    But any local file that's not tracked by Git will not be affected.

    First, update all origin/ refs to latest:

    git fetch --all

    Backup your current branch (e.g. master):

    git branch backup-master

    Jump to the latest commit on origin/master and checkout those files:

    git reset --hard origin/master

    Explanation:

    git fetch downloads the latest from remote without trying to merge or rebase anything.

    git reset resets the master branch to what you just fetched. The --hard option changes all the files in your working tree to match the files in origin/master.

    Maintain current local commits

    [*]: It's worth noting that it is possible to maintain current local commits by creating a branch from master before resetting:

    git checkout master
git branch new-branch-to-save-current-commits
git fetch --all
git reset --hard origin/master

    After this, all of the old commits will be kept in new-branch-to-save-current-commits.

    Uncommitted changes

    Uncommitted changes, even if staged (with git add), will be lost. Make sure to stash or commit anything you need. For example, run the following:

    git stash

    And later (after git reset), reapply these uncommitted changes:

    git stash pop

    Which may create merge conflicts.

    RNA

    Answered, January 17th, 2012

  • 1343

    This will remove all uncommitted changes, even if staged,
    and then pull:

    git reset --hard HEAD
git pull

    But any local file that's not tracked by Git will not be affected.

    Travis Reeder

    Answered, May 9th, 2010

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