On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 09:13:37PM +0000, Sean Whitton wrote: > What does it mean when git says "forced update" after a pull? [...] > mr update: /home/swhitton/var > From /mnt/gitcrypt/var > + 3c4a314...e58bcd9 git-annex -> origin/git-annex (forced update) > + 805d6cc...8fc53c5 master -> origin/master (forced update) > Already up-to-date. > merge . ok
in my experience it's the result of fetching a branch that has been rebased or rewritten. Normally a fetch will just grab the new commits on a particular branch. But if the sha1s have changed because history has changed, git warns you by calling out the forced update. hth, A
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