git-branch

Get the current branch from the local git repository.

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Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save git-branch

Usage

const branch = require('git-branch');

Optionally pass the cwd (current working directory) as the first argument.

Promise

branch('some/path')
  .then(name => console.log('Branch:', name)) //=> 'Branch: master'
  .catch(console.error);

Callback

branch(function(err, name) {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log('Branch:', name); //=> 'Branch: master'
});

Sync

console.log('Branch:', branch.sync()); //=> 'Branch: master'

About

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).

Running Tests

Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command: ```sh $ npm install && npm test ```

Building docs

_(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_ To generate the readme, run the following command: ```sh $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb ```

Related projects

You might also be interested in these projects:

git-add-remote: API for adding git remotes. | homepage
git-user-name: Get a user's name from git config at the project or global scope, depending on… more | homepage
github-base: JavaScript wrapper that greatly simplifies working with GitHub's API. | homepage

Contributors

Commits	Contributor
19	jonschlinkert
6	emilrowland

Author

Jon Schlinkert

License

This file was generated by verb-generate-readme, v0.6.0, on March 09, 2018.

jonschlinkert / git-branch

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