Git rev-parse

Internal

• Git Commands
• git branch

Value of $GIT_DIR

git rev-parse --git-dir

If inside a git work area, return the relative path of $GIT_DIR (.git in the root of the work area, absolute path from other location).

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.

Currently Checked Out Branch

Return the currently checked out branch in the current work tree:

git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

Other Options

--is-inside-work-tree

Returns true if inside a working tree, including the main working tree.