title: Trying to pull files from my Github repository: "refusing to merge unrelated histories"
body: <p>I'm learning git, and I'm following the Git community book. </p>
  
  <p>Previously (long time ago) I made a public repository on Github, with some files. Now I set up a local Git repository on my current computer, and committed some files. Then I added a remote pointing to my Github page:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[root@osboxes c]# git remote add learnc https://github.com/michaelklachko/Learning-C
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>That seemed to be successful: </p>
  
  <pre><code>[root@osboxes c]# git remote show learnc
  * remote learnc
    Fetch URL: https://github.com/michaelklachko/Learning-C
    Push  URL: https://github.com/michaelklachko/Learning-C
    HEAD branch: master
    Remote branch:
      master tracked
    Local ref configured for 'git push':
      master pushes to master (local out of date)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now I want to download the files from my Github repo to my computer. I did this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[root@osboxes c]# git fetch learnc
  [root@osboxes c]# git merge learnc/master
  warning: refname 'learnc/master' is ambiguous.
  Already up-to-date.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, I don't see any new files in my local directory. How can I get them? </p>
  
  <p>I also tried to do this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[root@osboxes c]# git pull learnc master
  From https://github.com/michaelklachko/Learning-C
   * branch            master     -&gt; FETCH_HEAD
  fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>BTW, locally I'm on master branch (there are no other branches):</p>
  
  <pre><code>[root@osboxes c]# git status
  On branch master
  nothing to commit, working directory clean
  </code></pre>