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Git: Discard All Local Changes and Pull the Latest Remote Version

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Serhii Hrekov
Senior Software Engineer & System Architect specializing in Python, Web Systems, Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

To discard all your local changes and pull the latest version from a GitHub repository, you need to completely reset your local branch to match the remote's state. This process removes all uncommitted and committed local changes.

This guide covers the most reliable methods, including situations where you want to preserve specific local files like .gitignore or clean up untracked files.