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Re: Adding files to a git-archive when it is generated, and whats the best way to find out what branch a commit is on?

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Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>
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Jul 29, 2009, 08:40 UTC
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 4:15 AM, demerphq<demerphq@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Another question is whether anyone has any advice on the best way to
> find out the "best" branch an arbitrary commit is on. Where best can
> be flexibly definied to handle commits that are reachable from
> multiple branches.  I have hacked a solution involving git-log and
> grep, but it performs quite poorly. I was wondering if there is a
> better solution.
'git describe' does this.
Avery
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  2. Avery PennarunJul 29, 2009
  3. Santi BéjarJul 29, 2009
  4. demerphqJul 29, 2009
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  7. Santi BéjarJul 29, 2009
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  9. demerphqJul 31, 2009
  10. René ScharfeAug 2, 2009
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