Refreshing a git clone

[Binks, Dominic]

$ git reset --hard HEAD

will discard any local edits.

$ git checkout origin/master

should get you back to what you originally cloned.

$ git fetch origin

should pull changes from infrared that you may not yet have picked up.

Then the checkout command above will 'upgrade' you.  Bear in mind it's a good idea to drop a tag or make a branch before doing this just it case you need to go back to where you were.

$ git help tag
and
$ git help branch 


should be useful for you 

Dominic
On 2 Jan 2013, at 18:29, JB Caruth wrote:

> Can anybody help me with the git command to refresh (and overwrite) a
> previous clone?
> 
>> $ git clone  git://git.infradead.org/get_iplayer.git
>> fatal: destination path 'get_iplayer' already exists and is not an empty directory.
> 
> If I have previously updated the web PVR via the "update software"
> link it also gives an error that there are local changes to commit
> before I can update.
> 
> So how do I just pull the latest out of git and clobber anything local
> whether changed or not?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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