| ms.date | 10/18/2022 |
|---|---|
| ms.topic | include |
| ms.service | azure-devops-repos |
| ms.subservice | azure-devops-repos-git |
In the Git Changes window, you can keep your local branch current with its remote counterpart by using the Fetch, Pull, Push, and Sync buttons.
:::image type="content" source="../media/gitquickstart/visual-studio-2019/git-experience/sync-git-changes-window.png" border="true" alt-text="Screenshot of the Fetch, Pull, Push and Sync buttons in the 'Git Changes' window of Visual Studio." lightbox="../media/gitquickstart/visual-studio-2019/git-experience/sync-git-changes-window-lrg.png":::
From left to right in the previous screenshot, the button controls are:
- Fetch downloads remote commits that aren't in your local branch, but doesn't merge them.
- Pull performs a fetch and then merges the downloaded commits into your local branch.
- Push uploads your unpushed commits to the remote repository, which adds them to the corresponding remote branch.
- Sync performs a Pull then a Push.
You can also select Fetch, Pull, Push, and Sync from the Git menu.
:::image type="content" source="../media/gitquickstart/visual-studio-2019/git-experience/sync-git-menu.png" border="true" alt-text="Screenshot of the Fetch, Pull, Push and Sync options in the Git menu in Visual Studio." lightbox="../media/gitquickstart/visual-studio-2019/git-experience/sync-git-menu-lrg.png":::