How do I get a list of branch names from a git repository in a shell script?

e.g. If my repo has the following branches:

master, dev, test, feature/new-feature

I want to store these in a list that can be accessed to check if a a certain branch name exists already. I then can use this command(s) in a script for use in a Jenkinsfile

Thanks

CodePudding user response：

You can use git branch — without options it lists all local branches, with option -r remote branches, with -a all (local remote combined).

But the command is not intended to be used in shell scripts. The most correct way is to use git for-each-ref:

git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:short)" refs/heads/ 

to list local branches;

git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:short)" refs/remotes/ 

to list remote branches;

git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:short)" refs/tags/

to list tags;

git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:short)" refs/

to list all references (local branches remote branches tags).