From patchwork Tue May 28 12:13:15 2019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Philip Oakley X-Patchwork-Id: 10964815 Return-Path: Received: from mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (pdx-wl-mail.web.codeaurora.org [172.30.200.125]) by pdx-korg-patchwork-2.web.codeaurora.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55AA376 for ; Tue, 28 May 2019 12:13:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 460E2286CF for ; Tue, 28 May 2019 12:13:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix, from userid 486) id 3AA6128842; Tue, 28 May 2019 12:13:30 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on pdx-wl-mail.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.9 required=2.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38D30286CF for ; Tue, 28 May 2019 12:13:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726826AbfE1MNY (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 May 2019 08:13:24 -0400 Received: from smtp-out-5.talktalk.net ([62.24.135.69]:59701 "EHLO smtp-out-5.talktalk.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726620AbfE1MNY (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 May 2019 08:13:24 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([78.148.161.28]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP id Vayph2doDWIpcVayph6wwa; Tue, 28 May 2019 13:13:23 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [78.148.161.28] X-Spam: 0 X-OAuthority: v=2.3 cv=W6NGqiek c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=ujKALdKAi7z8notBBWqKeA==:117 a=ujKALdKAi7z8notBBWqKeA==:17 a=jpOVt7BSZ2e4Z31A5e1TngXxSK0=:19 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=xtxXYLxNAAAA:8 a=5rxgeBVgAAAA:8 a=VwQbUJbxAAAA:8 a=KaBGzcqrvFpBx-mTBmcA:9 a=7Zwj6sZBwVKJAoWSPKxL6X1jA+E=:19 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=j_Tf7YO6MbsA:10 a=xts0dhWdiJbonKbuqhAr:22 a=PwKx63F5tFurRwaNxrlG:22 a=AjGcO6oz07-iQ99wixmX:22 From: Philip Oakley To: GitList Subject: [PATCH] doc branch: provide examples for listing remote tracking branches Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 13:13:15 +0100 Message-Id: <20190528121315.2604-1-philipoakley@iee.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.22.0.rc1.windows.1.33.gc7da05f206 In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfNfOs452x/55bGia5TIZJKkn+VwaHPh/mLUYhc+ucZIeCLquwdgwK/JZTWIWNOitZzLgRJYFve3xZULyt6QLHL1NLbV9/pUvUBB4Vn4kNq3kiXuSuP/R 0ozd9SKpCtuSvlMyRL36RFxs9UdT0nlUz2uAN6y1LN/WPCPOt+3XnngPCcPmSWXi5uUPvI++ysdtqw== Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP The availability of these pattern selections is not obvious from the man pages, as per mail thread <87lfz3vcbt.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>. Provide examples. Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley --- in response to https://public-inbox.org/git/?q=%3CCACsJy8CwY8gzeWa9kNRX3ecez1JGiQiaOknbAoU7S%2BhiXBoUGQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E to: "Git Mailing List " cc: "Duy Nguyen " cc: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason " Documentation/git-branch.txt | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 3bd83a7cbd..7ed91f1be3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -314,6 +314,18 @@ $ git branch -D test <2> <2> Delete the "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch. +Listing branches from a specific remote:: ++ +------------ +$ git branch -a -l '/' <1> +$ git for-each-ref 'refs/remotes//' <2> +------------ ++ +<1> This can conflate with any local branches you happen to + have been prefixed with the same pattern. +<2> `for-each-ref` can take a wide range of options. See linkgit:git-for-each-ref[1] + +Patterns will normally need quoting. NOTES -----