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How do I get a list of tracking branches

From
Howard Miller <howard@e-learndesign.co.uk>
Date
Jan 21, 2010, 09:25 UTC
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<26ae428a1001210125j156b61afs64bb915a934530c6@mail.gmail.com>
Hi,

I know I can go and look at the config file and get this info but is there a simple command that shows which local branches are tracking remote branches? It seems like a very obvious thing to want to know but I can't find it. 'branch -av' even shows 'n behind' and/or 'n ahead' but not *what* it is behind or ahead.

Thanks!
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