Check if pull needed in Git

Question

How do I check whether the remote repository has changed and I need to pull?

Now I use this simple script:

git pull --dry-run | grep -q -v \'Already          


        

Answer 1

The command

git ls-remote origin -h refs/heads/master

will list the current head on the remote -- you can compare it to a previous value or see if you have the SHA in your local repo.