Pull updates from upstream repository into fork
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When I fork a project, I want to be able to keep it up to date with the upstream project easily if not automatically.
Original request:
I have forked project A in GitLab and create B and made some modification. After a month now i would like to update B project by pulling changes done in A.
How can i do this? I have option to create Merge request but i could't able pull from A.
I know this could be very simple because if anyone like to contribute has eventually take pull before submitting merge request.
Further details
From Twitter:
My biggest @github feature wish is that there was a button to easily catch my fork up to whatever point the remote is at now. It's still super weird to me that I have to go into the command line and do all these manual steps to do this: https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/
Interestingly Github previously had this feature in the form of a fast forward button. It is unclear when this feature was removed.
This is a common workflow that has been documented by:
- GitLab with a blog post: https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/01/how-to-keep-your-fork-up-to-date-with-its-origin/
- Github with documentation: https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/
Proposal
Add a Pull new updates from upstream repository into my fork button