pull-changes-from-mate-repo-guideline.md

How to pull changes from the Mate academy repository guideline

Problem:

Sometimes mentors add changes to GitHub task when you already forked it and downloaded to your local machine.

Solution:

To get changes from Mate academy repository you have to add connection between this repository and your local machine and pull changes. Follow the instructions below.

1. Open a terminal and type the command to see your remote connections:

git remote -v

you should see one connection to your forked repository:

2. Go to origin Mate academy repository and copy a link to it:

3. Add another remote named 'upstream'. Pass link to Mate academy repository you've recently copied:

git remote add upstream <copied_url>

4. Check that new remote was added:

git remote -v

you should see two connections now:

5. Switch to master branch:

git checkout master

6. Pull changes from Mate academy repository:

git pull upstream master

7. Switch to your branch:

git checkout develop

Note: if you created another branch (not develop) use its name instead

8. Rebase commits from your branch:

git rebase master

9. Push changes to GitHub:

git push origin develop -f

Now you can continue working on the task.