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Re: Find main branch

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KKKonstantin Khomoutov <kostix+git@007spb.ru>
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Jan 14, 2016, 18:31 UTC
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On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:17:48 +0000 pedro rijo <pedrorijo91@gmail.com> wrote:

> If I clone a repo, the repo will be on a specific branch, the 'main'
> (typically 'master') branch.

`git clone` checks out the branch which is pointed by by the HEAD ref in the source repository.

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> Is there any direct command to find that main branch, since that
> information is present?
> 
> If so, is there any way to find it without actually cloning the repo
> (similar to git ls-remote)?

Run `git ls-remote <url>` and, record the SHA1 name of the HEAD ref, then look that name up in the list of the remaining refs.

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  2. Stefan BellerJan 14, 2016
  3. Konstantin KhomoutovJan 14, 2016
  4. pedro rijoJan 14, 2016
  5. Konstantin KhomoutovJan 14, 2016
  6. Bryan TurnerJan 14, 2016
  7. Jeff KingJan 14, 2016
  8. pedro rijoJan 15, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2016
  10. Jeff KingJan 15, 2016
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