Git rev-parse
Internal
Overview
Currently Checked Out Branch
Return the currently checked out branch in the current work tree:
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
See Getting the Current Git Branch for alternatives.
Current Commit
git rev-parse HEAD
Other Options
--git-dir
git rev-parse --git-dir
If inside the root of the main work tree, return the relative path of $GIT_DIR:
.git
If inside of a subdirectory of the main work tree, return the absolute path of $GIT_DIR:
/Users/someuser/my-repo/.git
If inside a linked work tree, either root or any of its subdirectories, return the absolute path of the linked tree private subdirectory in the $GIT_DIR of the repository (main work tree):
/Users/someuser/my-repo/.git/worktrees/my-linked-tree
Sends
"fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git"
to stderr and return 128 return code if not in a git work area.
--is-inside-work-tree
Returns true if inside a working tree, including the main working tree.
--show-prefix
When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the path of the current directory relative to the top-level directory. Works for both main work tree and linked trees. When in the root of the directory, produces empty string.
--show-toplevel
Show the absolute path of the top-level directory.
--show-cdup
When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the path of the top-level directory relative to the current directory (typically a sequence of "../", or an empty string).