NAME
gbp-pull - Safely update a repository from remote
SYNOPSIS
gbp-pull [ --verbose ] [ --redo-pq ] [ --force ] [ --[no-]pristine-tar
] [ --debian-branch=branch_name ] [ --upstream-branch=branch_name ]
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 update even if this results in a non fast forward update
--redo-pq
also rebuild the corresponding patch-queue using gbp-pq
--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.
--verbose
-v verbose execution
--pristine-tar
generate pristine-tar delta file
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
Four configuration files are parsed to set defaults for the above
commandline arguments:
/etc/git-buildpackage/gbp.conf
system wide configuraton
~/.gbp.conf
per user configuration
.gbp.conf
per branch configuration, can be published with the repository
debian/gbp.conf
per branch configuration, can be published with the repository
.git/gbp.conf
per repository configuration
See /etc/git-buildpackage/gbp.conf for an example.
SEE ALSO
git-buildpackage(1), gbp-clone(1), gbp-pq(1)
AUTHOR
Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>
05 September 2010