Read, change, or delete files that store references.
More information.
- Store a reference by a name:
git symbolic-ref refs/{name} {ref}
- Store a reference by name, including a message with a reason for the update:
git symbolic-ref -m "{message}" refs/{name} refs/heads/{branch_name}
- Read a reference by name:
git symbolic-ref refs/{name}
- Delete a reference by name:
git symbolic-ref --delete refs/{name}
- For scripting, hide errors with `--quiet` and use `--short` to simplify ("refs/heads/X" prints as "X"):
git symbolic-ref --quiet --short refs/{name}
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