Getting updates (Fetch and Pull)

To get updates from a Git server, we need to pull updates. The fetch updates command works similarly and allows you to preview changes before merging them into the current branch of your local repo. These are very common actions and each is readily accessible from all of the Visual Studio products. This functionality is the equivalent of the git fetch and git pull commands.

For Windows

Shown in the following screenshots, in post-16.8 versions of VS for Windows, the pull icon in the Git Changes dialog replaces the Sync | Pull item in the Team Explorer home tab of pre-16.8 versions:

Figure 4.22 – Pulling changes

For VS Code

In Visual Studio Code, we can use the Source Control view. Click the … (ellipsis), and select Pull:

Figure 4.23 – VS Code Pull

For Mac

In Visual Studio 2019 for Mac, there is a context menu on the solution. Right-click on the solution, and then select...