DevOps Interview DropBeginner TierScenario+10 XP on read
A developer says they pulled the latest code but their branch doesn't match the remote. How do you investigate?
Core Summary
It's almost always a tracking problem, not corruption. They pulled a different branch than they think, or their branch tracks something other than what they assume. `git branch -vv` and `git log HEAD..origin/main` usually answer it in two commands.
Hints
Hint 1: Which branch are they on, and what does it track?
Hint 2: fetch only reads, so it is the safe first step
Hint 3: Compare with a commit range, not by reading two logs side by side
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