Force "git pull" to Overwrite Local Files

If you have any local changes, they will be lost. With or without --hard option, any local commits that haven't been pushed will be lost. If you have any files that are not tracked by Git (e.g. uploaded user content), these files will not be affected.

First, run a fetch to update all origin/<branch> refs to latest:

git fetch --all

Then, reset the current branch:

git reset --hard origin/<branch>

Explanation

git fetch downloads the latest from remote without trying to merge or rebase anything.

Then the git reset resets the master branch to what you just fetched. The --hard option changes all the files in your working tree to match the files in origin/<branch>.

Uncommitted Changes

Uncommitted changes, however (even staged), will be lost. Make sure to stash and commit anything you need. For that you can run the following:

git stash

Then to reapply these uncommitted changes:

git stash pop