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title: Fast forwarding
tags: [git, notes]

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title: Fast forwarding
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![](https://i.imgur.com/p15sUca.png)

"fast forward" means to update the HEAD pointer in such a way that its new value is a direct descendant of the prior value.

Fast forward can be done through merge:
1. `git pull --ff-only` pull and merge fast-forward option
2. `merge --ff-only` merge only by fast forwarding
