git pull VS git pull --no-rebase

Question

What is the difference between git pull and git pull --no-rebase ?

In my understanding the git pull by default does a fetch then a merge. So the no-rebase means merge and therefore these two commands are exactly identical! Is that correct?

Answer 1

When you have pull.rebase set to true in your config, the default action upon git pull is a rebase.

(If you're unsure about how to look for it in your config, it's git config --get pull.rebase )

In this case, the --no-rebase option is a one-time exception to your personal default, resulting in a merge-pull.