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Re: [RFE] option for find branches in a remote repo which contain a certain commit

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jun 22, 2012, 18:14 UTC
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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
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> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 4:58 PM, ryenus <ryenus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Given a certain commit, I want there's a command/option for git to
>> make it search the remote repo (e.g. origin) and tell me the
>> branches there which contain that commit.
>
> git branch --contains <commit>
> git branch -a --contains <commit>
> git tag --contains <commit>

Yes and no. These are all local operations, so you would need to do a "git clone" before starting to dig history like that.

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  1. ryenusJun 22, 2012
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 22, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 22, 2012
  4. Neal KreitzingerJun 22, 2012

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