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Synchronize - basic questions [message #1817170]

Sun, 17 November 2019 19:07

Helen Keller

Messages: 173
Registered: June 2019

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Since I cannmot find how to delete this post.

STAND_BY
I found this and it may help
to "JUST update local repository to match current gihub repoostory.
No commit , branch etc,

https://wiki.eclipse.org/Main_Page

Did not find anything in "help with synchronize"

Very basic questions
I am assuming "synchronize" means get new / changed code from github?
Form / dialog saiz "Fetch changes from remote " - does it mean remote -github ?, not local repository.

If so
do I want

use patch
or use git

If I use "git"
what are the "destination " options for ?

I need to get new file from github and so far no luck.

It sure looks that "git clone" would be much easier to "synchronize" local with remote , but I have made some changes I like to keep.
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[Updated on: Sun, 17 November 2019 20:52]

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Re: Synchronize - basic questions [message #1817229 is a reply to message #1817170]

Mon, 18 November 2019 16:59

Matthias Sohn

Messages: 1268
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

I struggle to understand what you are asking, can you please try to rephrase your question ?

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Re: Synchronize - basic questions [message #1817233 is a reply to message #1817229]

Mon, 18 November 2019 19:16

Helen Keller

Messages: 173
Registered: June 2019

Senior Member

I have cloned a software to local repository.
That software has been changed in github repository - file was added.
I want to update - include the added file - into my copy in local repository.
I do not want to run git clone to build ANOTHER local repository - made few changes ( in local repository) I wan to keep.
I like to use EGit to accomplish this.

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