How to get the current git branch - Bash Snipplr Social Repository

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at October 11, 2010 03:31 by arunpjohny

Initial Code

branch=$( git branch 2>/dev/null|grep -e ^* | tr -d \*\ )

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Initial Description

git branch will give us all the branches in the current repository and the current branch will be denoted by a * mark.

Initial Title

How to get the current git branch

Initial Tags

git

Initial Language

Bash