title: Why doesn't git pull bring back directories that I've deleted?
body: <p>I've just started learning how to use <code>git</code> today, progressing well.</p>
  
  <p>As an experiment, I used <code>push</code> to upload two directories (containing two files each) and two files in the root directory. This worked fine.</p>
  
  <p>I then deleted one of the two directories that I have locally (but not on git). When I use <code>git status</code> it seems to be aware of this:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><code>deleted: test/Testfile.as</code><br />
    <code>deleted: test/Testile2.as</code></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>But when I use <code>git pull</code> to get my files back, they don't seem to return to my local folder. I've also tried <code>git fetch</code>.</p>
  
  <p>The only way I seem to be able to get everything back is <code>git clone</code>, but that doesn't seem logical as I need to delete my master directory locally and then clone it back again (or  alternatively specify a new location for the cloned files).</p>
  
  <p>What is the appropriate way to retrieve files and folders from github that have been deleted locally?</p>