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.TH "GT-REPO-SYNC" "1" "Nov 2026" "gitea-cli" "gitea-cli Manual"

.SH NAME
gt-repo-sync - Sync a branch with its remote or its fork's parent


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgt repo sync [<repository>] [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Fast-forward a local branch (default: the repository's default branch) to the same branch on
the repository's Git remote, without switching branches. Diverged branches are left unchanged.

.PP
Given a repository without a Git remote here, sync updates it on the server instead: a fork
fast-forwards to its parent, and a pull mirror fetches its source. Gitea updates a mirror as a
whole and in the background, so --branch is refused for a mirror, and the JSON result names
only the source, as remote.

.SS ARGUMENTS
.EX
A repository can be supplied as NAME (one of yours), OWNER/NAME, HOST/OWNER/NAME or a URL.
Without an argument, the repository of the current Git clone is used.
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.SS JSON FIELDS
.EX
branch, commit, previous, remote
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.SH OPTIONS
\fB-b\fP, \fB--branch\fP=""
	Branch to sync (default: the repository's default branch)

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for sync


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--csv\fP[=""]
	Output CSV with the specified comma-separated \fBfields\fR, or all fields

.PP
\fB--cwd\fP=""
	Working \fBdirectory\fR for repository discovery

.PP
\fB--debug\fP[=false]
	Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

.PP
\fB--host\fP=""
	Gitea instance \fBURL\fR, including any base path

.PP
\fB--interactive\fP[=false]
	Allow prompts with machine output

.PP
\fB-q\fP, \fB--jq\fP=""
	Filter JSON output using a jq \fBexpression\fR; implies --json

.PP
\fB--json\fP[=""]
	Output JSON with the specified comma-separated \fBfields\fR, or all fields

.PP
\fB--no-input\fP[=false]
	Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

.PP
\fB--remote\fP=""
	Git \fBremote\fR used for repository discovery

.PP
\fB-R\fP, \fB--repo\fP=""
	Select a repository as \fBOWNER/REPO\fR or URL

.PP
\fB--sudo\fP=""
	Perform API requests as this \fBuser\fR (requires an administrator account)

.PP
\fB--template\fP=""
	Format JSON output using a Go \fBtemplate\fR; implies --json (see gt help formatting)

.PP
\fB--user\fP=""
	Account \fBname\fR on the selected instance


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# Fast-forward the default branch from the repository's remote
$ gt repo sync

# Fast-forward another branch
$ gt repo sync --branch release/1.0

# Update a fork on the server from its parent
$ gt repo sync bob/project
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.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgt-repo(1)\fP