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How to get all the branches with a certain head in git

There is a commit with commit hash = c1

How to list all the branches that have their head "pointing" (or equal) to c1 ?

Aware of how to get the branches that contain a commit, but not able to figure out the above.

Solution

  • According to git manual page

    git branch --points-at <object>

    So for example from your question

    git branch --points-at c1