Git Pull With (Visual Studio) VS Code

Version control systems like Git have become important tools for managing codebases efficiently. Git simplifies collaboration by allowing multiple developers to work on the same project simultaneously while keeping track of changes seamlessly. Visual Studio Code (VS Code), with its powerful features and extensions, has emerged as a favorite code editor for coding and managing projects.

In this article, we'll explore how to use the capabilities of Git within VS Code to perform the essential task of pulling changes from remote repositories.

What is Git Pull?

In Git, pulling refers to fetching the latest changes from a remote repository and integrating them into the current branch. This ensures that your local copy of the project is synchronized with the latest developments made by other collaborators.

Steps to pull a Git repository in VS code:

Step 1: Make a folder and add GitHub to the repository references by clicking this link:

Git add the repository and push

Step 2: Open Visual Studio code, open its terminal, and create a new folder using the command:

mkdir <YOUR_FOLDER_NAME>

Step 3: Check if the folder is empty

Step 4: Show GitHub repository

Step 5: Add remote control in this folder

git remote add origin  <YOUR_REPO_HTTP_PATH>

Step 6: Go to your branch using GitHub

or you can use cmd

git show-branch

Step 7: Decide for which branch you want to pull and checkout to that branch.

git checkout <Your Branch name>

Step 8: Make some changes in main branch and update it.

Changes shown in VS code.

Step 9: Pull the code in the branch using the following command.

git pull <your branch name>

Step 10: Show code change and output

By following these steps we can easily make a pull request in Git using VS-code.