Re: git branch -a prefixes origin/ branches with remotes/

From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 31, 2010, 17:52 UTC
Message-ID: <m3aatoidl9.fsf@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <18137.1270056387@relay.known.net>

layer <layer@known.net> writes:

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> In git 1.6.6.1 & 1.6.3.3, "git branch -a" output is like this
> 
> * master
>   remotes/origin/foo
>   ...
> 
> instead of like this for 1.6.1.3
> 
> * master
>   origin/foo
>   ...
> 
> 
> Is this a feature or bug?  I searched the mailing list archives and
> announcements couldn't find any reference to this change.
> 
> This is important to me because I use the output of "git branch -a" in
> scripts.

Don't use git-branch output in scripts; git-branch is porcelain and its output is meant for end user and is subject to change! Use either git-show-ref, or powerfull git-for-each-ref.

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Jakub Narebski
Poland
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