Git & Version Control
Pull
What It Is
Downloading the latest changes from GitHub to your computer
Analogy
Refreshing your offline copy to get everyone else's latest edits
Try It Out
Pulling Changes
Related Terms in Git & Version Control
Git
Track Changes in Microsoft Word, but for your entire project, and you control when to save checkpoints
GitHub
Google Drive for code — your files exist locally, but GitHub is where you back them up and share them
Repository (Repo)
A folder with a detailed diary of every change ever made to it
Commit
A save point in a video game — you can always go back to it if things go wrong