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vesii
vesii

Reputation: 3128

Git fetch does not show remote branch in for-each-ref

I have a remote branch feature/test2. I want to fetch it. I run:

git fetch origin feature/test2

And I get:

From <URL>
 * branch            feature/test2 -> FETCH_HEAD

But when I run:

 git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:short)' refs/remotes/origin/feature/test2

I don't see feature/test2. Only if I run get fetch, and then the command above, I'll see feature/test2. Why is that?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 585

Answers (2)

Vladimir
Vladimir

Reputation: 31

It lists all branches not merged into origin/release_15.0.0

git for-each-ref --no-merged=origin/release_15.0.0 --format="%(committerdate:short) %(authorname)  %(refname:short)" --sort=committerdate **refs/remotes/origin**

It lists local branches not merged into origin/release_15.0.0

git for-each-ref --no-merged=origin/release_15.0.0 --format="%(committerdate:short) %(authorname)  %(refname:short)" --sort=committerdate **refs/heads**

Upvotes: 1

Romain Valeri
Romain Valeri

Reputation: 21998

When you fetch a branch, git updates the corresponding ref in your local, which we call a remote-tracking branch. It mirrors the last known state of this remote ref.

You can see these branches with git branch -r

But these are not your local branches, which your for-each-ref command asks for.

-- (The following assumes you're using a git version > 1.8.3) --

To create a local counterpart to your remote origin/feature/test2, check it out

git checkout feature/test2

and git will recognize the name as one one your remote-tracking branches (since you already fetched it earlier) and set the link for push/pull operations.

At this point only will it appear in the output of your for-each-ref command.

Upvotes: 2

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