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

Maybe this, if you want to add task as crontab:

#!/bin/bash
dir="/path/to/root"
lock=/tmp/update.lock
msglog="/var/log/update.log"

log()
{
        echo "$(date) ${1:-missing}" >> $msglog
}

if [ -f $lock ]; then
        log "Already run, exiting..."
else
        > $lock
        git -C ~/$dir remote update &> /dev/null
        checkgit=`git -C ~/$dir status`
        if [[ ! "$checkgit" =~ "Your branch is up-to-date" ]]; then
                log "-------------- Update ---------------"
                git -C ~/$dir pull &>> $msglog
                log "-------------------------------------"
        fi
        rm $lock

fi
exit 0