git symbolic-ref
Read, change, or delete files that store references. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-symbolic-ref.
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Store a reference by a name:
git symbolic-ref refs/{{name}} {{ref}}
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Store a reference by name, including a message with a reason for the update:
git symbolic-ref -m "{{message}}" refs/{{name}} refs/heads/{{branch_name}}
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Read a reference by name:
git symbolic-ref refs/{{name}}
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Delete a reference by name:
git symbolic-ref --delete refs/{{name}}
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For scripting, hide errors with
--quiet
and use--short
to simplify ("refs/heads/X" prints as "X"):
git symbolic-ref --quiet --short refs/{{name}}
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