Pulling changes from the remote GIT Repository with IBM i

When working on an IBM i application in a collaborative environment, it's important to keep your local Git repository up-to-date with the changes made by other team members. This is where the git pull command comes in handy. In this lesson, we'll cover the process of pulling changes from a remote Git repository to your IBM i system.

Step 1: Access the PASE Environment

If you're using Git installed in the IBM i Portable Application Solutions Environment (PASE), you'll need to access the PASE command line. You can do this by logging in to your IBM i system and running the following command:

call qp2term

This will take you to the PASE command prompt, where you can run Git commands.

Step 2: Navigate to the Git Repository

Navigate to the directory where you have initialized your Git repository. This is typically the directory where your IBM i application source code is located. You can use the cd command to change directories, for example:

cd /home/myuser/myapp

Step 3: Ensure the Remote is Configured

Before you can pull changes from the remote repository, you need to ensure that your local repository is properly connected to the remote repository. You can verify this by running the git remote -v command:

git remote -v

This will display the URLs for the remote repositories that are currently configured for your local repository.

Step 4: Pull the Changes from the Remote

To pull the latest changes from the remote repository, use the git pull command:

git pull origin main

This will fetch the commits from the "main" branch of the "origin" remote repository and merge them into your local "main" branch.

If you have multiple remote repositories configured, you can specify the remote name (e.g., "origin") and the branch name (e.g., "main") to pull from the desired remote and branch.

Step 5: Resolve Conflicts (if any)

If there are any conflicts between the changes in the remote repository and your local changes, Git will pause the pull process and ask you to resolve them manually. You can do this by editing the conflicting files, choosing which changes to keep, and then staging the resolved conflicts.

Once you've resolved the conflicts, you can continue the pull process by running:

git commit

This will complete the pull and create a new commit with the combined changes.

Step 6: Verify the Pull

After the pull is complete, you can use the git log command to view the commit history and ensure that the changes from the remote repository have been properly integrated into your local repository:

git log --graph --oneline

This will display the commit history in a graphical format, showing the branching and merging of the repository.

So we can see that regularly pulling changes from the remote Git repository is an essential part of the collaborative development process for IBM i applications. By following these steps, you can ensure that your local repository stays up-to-date with the latest changes made by your team, helping to maintain a consistent and synchronized development environment.

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