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Re: Command to list <pattern> Branches on a specific Remote (i.e. select from rtb's)

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 28, 2019, 13:57 UTC
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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
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> That's:
>
>     git for-each-ref 'refs/remotes/<remote>/<pattern>'
>     git branch -a -l '<remote>/<pattern>'
>
> The latter will conflate <remote> with any local branches you happen to
> have prefixed with <remote>.

Wouldn't "branch -r -l <remote>/<pattern>" be without that downside? Why use "-a"?

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  3. Philip OakleyMay 18, 2019
  4. Duy NguyenMay 19, 2019
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  6. doc branch: provide examples for listing remote tracking branchesPhilip Oakley, May 28, 2019
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  11. Philip OakleyMay 28, 2019
  12. doc branch: provide examples for listing remote tracking branchesPhilip Oakley, May 28, 2019
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  14. Philip OakleyJun 14, 2019
  15. Duy NguyenMay 19, 2019
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