Pull first fetches remote history and then integrates it according to the requested strategy. A fast-forward-only pull is a clear choice when your branch has no unpublished divergence. It refuses a race that needs deliberate integration. Inspect the updated file and current branch after pulling. A fetch alone leaves the working copy behind, while a hard reset can discard local work. The tasks here begin with a clean local branch and one remote change. When the remote adds one route fix and local main has no new commits, pulling should advance main to that existing snapshot. If you also committed locally, stop and choose a merge or rebase deliberately.