6 git-for-each-ref - Output information on each ref
11 'git for-each-ref' [--count=<count>] [--shell|--perl|--python|--tcl]
12 [(--sort=<key>)...] [--format=<format>] [<pattern>...]
13 [--points-at <object>] [(--merged | --no-merged) [<object>]]
14 [--contains [<object>]] [--no-contains [<object>]]
19 Iterate over all refs that match `<pattern>` and show them
20 according to the given `<format>`, after sorting them according
21 to the given set of `<key>`. If `<count>` is given, stop after
22 showing that many refs. The interpolated values in `<format>`
23 can optionally be quoted as string literals in the specified
24 host language allowing their direct evaluation in that language.
29 By default the command shows all refs that match
30 `<pattern>`. This option makes it stop after showing
34 A field name to sort on. Prefix `-` to sort in
35 descending order of the value. When unspecified,
36 `refname` is used. You may use the --sort=<key> option
37 multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary
41 A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from a ref being shown
42 and the object it points at. If `fieldname`
43 is prefixed with an asterisk (`*`) and the ref points
44 at a tag object, use the value for the field in the object
45 which the tag object refers to (instead of the field in the tag object).
46 When unspecified, `<format>` defaults to
47 `%(objectname) SPC %(objecttype) TAB %(refname)`.
48 It also interpolates `%%` to `%`, and `%xx` where `xx`
49 are hex digits interpolates to character with hex code
50 `xx`; for example `%00` interpolates to `\0` (NUL),
51 `%09` to `\t` (TAB) and `%0a` to `\n` (LF).
54 If one or more patterns are given, only refs are shown that
55 match against at least one pattern, either using fnmatch(3) or
56 literally, in the latter case matching completely or from the
57 beginning up to a slash.
63 If given, strings that substitute `%(fieldname)`
64 placeholders are quoted as string literals suitable for
65 the specified host language. This is meant to produce
66 a scriptlet that can directly be `eval`ed.
68 --points-at <object>::
69 Only list refs which points at the given object.
72 Only list refs whose tips are reachable from the
73 specified commit (HEAD if not specified),
74 incompatible with `--no-merged`.
76 --no-merged [<object>]::
77 Only list refs whose tips are not reachable from the
78 specified commit (HEAD if not specified),
79 incompatible with `--merged`.
81 --contains [<object>]::
82 Only list refs which contain the specified commit (HEAD if not
85 --no-contains [<object>]::
86 Only list refs which don't contain the specified commit (HEAD
90 Sorting and filtering refs are case insensitive.
95 Various values from structured fields in referenced objects can
96 be used to interpolate into the resulting output, or as sort
99 For all objects, the following names can be used:
102 The name of the ref (the part after $GIT_DIR/).
103 For a non-ambiguous short name of the ref append `:short`.
104 The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict
105 abbreviation mode. If `lstrip=<N>` (`rstrip=<N>`) is appended, strips `<N>`
106 slash-separated path components from the front (back) of the refname
107 (e.g. `%(refname:lstrip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `foo` and
108 `%(refname:rstrip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `refs`).
109 If `<N>` is a negative number, strip as many path components as
110 necessary from the specified end to leave `-<N>` path components
111 (e.g. `%(refname:lstrip=-2)` turns
112 `refs/tags/foo` into `tags/foo` and `%(refname:rstrip=-1)`
113 turns `refs/tags/foo` into `refs`). When the ref does not have
114 enough components, the result becomes an empty string if
115 stripping with positive <N>, or it becomes the full refname if
116 stripping with negative <N>. Neither is an error.
118 `strip` can be used as a synomym to `lstrip`.
121 The type of the object (`blob`, `tree`, `commit`, `tag`).
124 The size of the object (the same as 'git cat-file -s' reports).
127 The object name (aka SHA-1).
128 For a non-ambiguous abbreviation of the object name append `:short`.
129 For an abbreviation of the object name with desired length append
130 `:short=<length>`, where the minimum length is MINIMUM_ABBREV. The
131 length may be exceeded to ensure unique object names.
134 The name of a local ref which can be considered ``upstream''
135 from the displayed ref. Respects `:short`, `:lstrip` and
136 `:rstrip` in the same way as `refname` above. Additionally
137 respects `:track` to show "[ahead N, behind M]" and
138 `:trackshort` to show the terse version: ">" (ahead), "<"
139 (behind), "<>" (ahead and behind), or "=" (in sync). `:track`
140 also prints "[gone]" whenever unknown upstream ref is
141 encountered. Append `:track,nobracket` to show tracking
142 information without brackets (i.e "ahead N, behind M"). Has
143 no effect if the ref does not have tracking information
144 associated with it. All the options apart from `nobracket`
145 are mutually exclusive, but if used together the last option
149 The name of a local ref which represents the `@{push}`
150 location for the displayed ref. Respects `:short`, `:lstrip`,
151 `:rstrip`, `:track`, and `:trackshort` options as `upstream`
152 does. Produces an empty string if no `@{push}` ref is
156 '*' if HEAD matches current ref (the checked out branch), ' '
160 Change output color. Followed by `:<colorname>`, where color
161 names are described under Values in the "CONFIGURATION FILE"
162 section of linkgit:git-config[1]. For example,
166 Left-, middle-, or right-align the content between
167 %(align:...) and %(end). The "align:" is followed by
168 `width=<width>` and `position=<position>` in any order
169 separated by a comma, where the `<position>` is either left,
170 right or middle, default being left and `<width>` is the total
171 length of the content with alignment. For brevity, the
172 "width=" and/or "position=" prefixes may be omitted, and bare
173 <width> and <position> used instead. For instance,
174 `%(align:<width>,<position>)`. If the contents length is more
175 than the width then no alignment is performed. If used with
176 `--quote` everything in between %(align:...) and %(end) is
177 quoted, but if nested then only the topmost level performs
181 Used as %(if)...%(then)...%(end) or
182 %(if)...%(then)...%(else)...%(end). If there is an atom with
183 value or string literal after the %(if) then everything after
184 the %(then) is printed, else if the %(else) atom is used, then
185 everything after %(else) is printed. We ignore space when
186 evaluating the string before %(then), this is useful when we
187 use the %(HEAD) atom which prints either "*" or " " and we
188 want to apply the 'if' condition only on the 'HEAD' ref.
189 Append ":equals=<string>" or ":notequals=<string>" to compare
190 the value between the %(if:...) and %(then) atoms with the
194 The ref which the given symbolic ref refers to. If not a
195 symbolic ref, nothing is printed. Respects the `:short`,
196 `:lstrip` and `:rstrip` options in the same way as `refname`
199 In addition to the above, for commit and tag objects, the header
200 field names (`tree`, `parent`, `object`, `type`, and `tag`) can
201 be used to specify the value in the header field.
203 For commit and tag objects, the special `creatordate` and `creator`
204 fields will correspond to the appropriate date or name-email-date tuple
205 from the `committer` or `tagger` fields depending on the object type.
206 These are intended for working on a mix of annotated and lightweight tags.
208 Fields that have name-email-date tuple as its value (`author`,
209 `committer`, and `tagger`) can be suffixed with `name`, `email`,
210 and `date` to extract the named component.
212 The complete message in a commit and tag object is `contents`.
213 Its first line is `contents:subject`, where subject is the concatenation
214 of all lines of the commit message up to the first blank line. The next
215 line is 'contents:body', where body is all of the lines after the first
216 blank line. The optional GPG signature is `contents:signature`. The
217 first `N` lines of the message is obtained using `contents:lines=N`.
218 Additionally, the trailers as interpreted by linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]
219 are obtained as 'contents:trailers'.
221 For sorting purposes, fields with numeric values sort in numeric order
222 (`objectsize`, `authordate`, `committerdate`, `creatordate`, `taggerdate`).
223 All other fields are used to sort in their byte-value order.
225 There is also an option to sort by versions, this can be done by using
226 the fieldname `version:refname` or its alias `v:refname`.
228 In any case, a field name that refers to a field inapplicable to
229 the object referred by the ref does not cause an error. It
230 returns an empty string instead.
232 As a special case for the date-type fields, you may specify a format for
233 the date by adding `:` followed by date format name (see the
234 values the `--date` option to linkgit:git-rev-list[1] takes).
236 Some atoms like %(align) and %(if) always require a matching %(end).
237 We call them "opening atoms" and sometimes denote them as %($open).
239 When a scripting language specific quoting is in effect, everything
240 between a top-level opening atom and its matching %(end) is evaluated
241 according to the semantics of the opening atom and only its result
242 from the top-level is quoted.
248 An example directly producing formatted text. Show the most recent
254 git for-each-ref --count=3 --sort='-*authordate' \
255 --format='From: %(*authorname) %(*authoremail)
265 A simple example showing the use of shell eval on the output,
266 demonstrating the use of --shell. List the prefixes of all heads:
270 git for-each-ref --shell --format="ref=%(refname)" refs/heads | \
279 A bit more elaborate report on tags, demonstrating that the format
280 may be an entire script:
299 # could be a lightweight tag
301 kind="Lightweight tag"
309 echo "$kind $T points at a $t object $o"
310 if test "z$t" = zcommit
312 echo "The commit was authored by $n $e
317 Its message reads as:
319 echo "$b" | sed -e "s/^/ /"
324 eval=`git for-each-ref --shell --format="$fmt" \
325 --sort='*objecttype' \
332 An example to show the usage of %(if)...%(then)...%(else)...%(end).
333 This prefixes the current branch with a star.
336 git for-each-ref --format="%(if)%(HEAD)%(then)* %(else) %(end)%(refname:short)" refs/heads/
340 An example to show the usage of %(if)...%(then)...%(end).
341 This prints the authorname, if present.
344 git for-each-ref --format="%(refname)%(if)%(authorname)%(then) Authored by: %(authorname)%(end)"
349 linkgit:git-show-ref[1]
353 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite