git-ls-remote(1)
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v0.1, May 2005
NAME
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git-ls-remote - Look at references other repository has.
SYNOPSIS
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'git-ls-remote' [--heads] [--tags] <repository> <refs>...
DESCRIPTION
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Displays the references other repository has.
OPTIONS
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--heads --tags::
Limit to only refs/heads and refs/tags, respectively.
These options are _not_ mutually exclusive; when given
both, references stored in refs/heads and refs/tags are
displayed.
<repository>::
Location of the repository. The shorthand defined in
$GIT_DIR/branches/ can be used.
<refs>...::
When unspecified, all references, after filtering done
with --heads and --tags, are shown. When <refs>... are
specified, only references matching the given patterns
are displayed.
EXAMPLES
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$ git ls-remote --tags ./.
d6602ec5194c87b0fc87103ca4d67251c76f233a refs/tags/v0.99
f25a265a342aed6041ab0cc484224d9ca54b6f41 refs/tags/v0.99.1
7ceca275d047c90c0c7d5afb13ab97efdf51bd6e refs/tags/v0.99.3
c5db5456ae3b0873fc659c19fafdde22313cc441 refs/tags/v0.99.2
0918385dbd9656cab0d1d81ba7453d49bbc16250 refs/tags/junio-gpg-pub
$ git ls-remote http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git master pu rc
5fe978a5381f1fbad26a80e682ddd2a401966740 refs/heads/master
c781a84b5204fb294c9ccc79f8b3baceeb32c061 refs/heads/pu
b1d096f2926c4e37c9c0b6a7bf2119bedaa277cb refs/heads/rc
$ echo http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git >.git/branches/public
$ git ls-remote --tags public v\*
d6602ec5194c87b0fc87103ca4d67251c76f233a refs/tags/v0.99
f25a265a342aed6041ab0cc484224d9ca54b6f41 refs/tags/v0.99.1
c5db5456ae3b0873fc659c19fafdde22313cc441 refs/tags/v0.99.2
7ceca275d047c90c0c7d5afb13ab97efdf51bd6e refs/tags/v0.99.3
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
GIT
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