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 <title>git-show-branch(1)</title>
 </head>
 <body>
 <div id="header">
 <h1>
 git-show-branch(1) Manual Page
 </h1>
 <h2>NAME</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <p>git-show-branch -
  Show branches and their commits
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
 <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="verseblock">
 <div class="content"><em>git show-branch</em> [--all] [--remotes] [--topo-order] [--current]
  [--more=&lt;n&gt; | --list | --independent | --merge-base]
  [--no-name | --sha1-name] [--topics] [&lt;rev&gt; | &lt;glob&gt;]&#8230;
 <em>git show-branch</em> (-g|--reflog)[=&lt;n&gt;[,&lt;base&gt;]] [--list] [&lt;ref&gt;]</div></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Shows the commit ancestry graph starting from the commits named
 with &lt;rev&gt;s or &lt;globs&gt;s (or all refs under $GIT_DIR/refs/heads
 and/or $GIT_DIR/refs/tags) semi-visually.</p></div>
 <div class="para"><p>It cannot show more than 29 branches and commits at a time.</p></div>
 <div class="para"><p>It uses <tt>showbranch.default</tt> multi-valued configuration items if
 no &lt;rev&gt; nor &lt;glob&gt; is given on the command line.</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="vlist"><dl>
 <dt>
 &lt;rev&gt;
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Arbitrary extended SHA1 expression (see <a href="git-rev-parse.html">git-rev-parse(1)</a>)
  that typically names a branch HEAD or a tag.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 &lt;glob&gt;
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  A glob pattern that matches branch or tag names under
  $GIT_DIR/refs. For example, if you have many topic
  branches under $GIT_DIR/refs/heads/topic, giving
  <tt>topic/*</tt> would show all of them.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 -r
 </dt>
 <dt>
 --remotes
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Show the remote-tracking branches.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 -a
 </dt>
 <dt>
 --all
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Show both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --current
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  With this option, the command includes the current
  branch to the list of revs to be shown when it is not
  given on the command line.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --topo-order
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  By default, the branches and their commits are shown in
  reverse chronological order. This option makes them
  appear in topological order (i.e., descendant commits
  are shown before their parents).
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --sparse
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  By default, the output omits merges that are reachable
  from only one tip being shown. This option makes them
  visible.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --more=&lt;n&gt;
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Usually the command stops output upon showing the commit
  that is the common ancestor of all the branches. This
  flag tells the command to go &lt;n&gt; more common commits
  beyond that. When &lt;n&gt; is negative, display only the
  &lt;reference&gt;s given, without showing the commit ancestry
  tree.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --list
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Synonym to <tt>--more=-1</tt>
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --merge-base
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Instead of showing the commit list, just act like the
  <em>git-merge-base -a</em> command, except that it can accept
  more than two heads.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --independent
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Among the &lt;reference&gt;s given, display only the ones that
  cannot be reached from any other &lt;reference&gt;.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --no-name
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Do not show naming strings for each commit.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --sha1-name
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Instead of naming the commits using the path to reach
  them from heads (e.g. "master~2" to mean the grandparent
  of "master"), name them with the unique prefix of their
  object names.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --topics
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Shows only commits that are NOT on the first branch given.
  This helps track topic branches by hiding any commit that
  is already in the main line of development. When given
  "git show-branch --topics master topic1 topic2", this
  will show the revisions given by "git rev-list &#94;master
  topic1 topic2"
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 --reflog[=&lt;n&gt;[,&lt;base&gt;]] [&lt;ref&gt;]
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Shows &lt;n&gt; most recent ref-log entries for the given
  ref. If &lt;base&gt; is given, &lt;n&gt; entries going back from
  that entry. &lt;base&gt; can be specified as count or date.
  <tt>-g</tt> can be used as a short-hand for this option. When
  no explicit &lt;ref&gt; parameter is given, it defaults to the
  current branch (or <tt>HEAD</tt> if it is detached).
 </p>
 </dd>
 </dl></div>
 <div class="para"><p>Note that --more, --list, --independent and --merge-base options
 are mutually exclusive.</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_output">OUTPUT</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Given N &lt;references&gt;, the first N lines are the one-line
 description from their commit message. The branch head that is
 pointed at by $GIT_DIR/HEAD is prefixed with an asterisk <tt>*</tt>
 character while other heads are prefixed with a <tt>!</tt> character.</p></div>
 <div class="para"><p>Following these N lines, one-line log for each commit is
 displayed, indented N places. If a commit is on the I-th
 branch, the I-th indentation character shows a <tt>+</tt> sign;
 otherwise it shows a space. Merge commits are denoted by
 a <tt>-</tt> sign. Each commit shows a short name that
 can be used as an extended SHA1 to name that commit.</p></div>
 <div class="para"><p>The following example shows three branches, "master", "fixes"
 and "mhf":</p></div>
 <div class="listingblock">
 <div class="content">
 <pre><tt>$ git show-branch master fixes mhf
 * [master] Add 'git show-branch'.
  ! [fixes] Introduce "reset type" flag to "git reset"
  ! [mhf] Allow "+remote:local" refspec to cause --force when fetching.
 ---
  + [mhf] Allow "+remote:local" refspec to cause --force when fetching.
  + [mhf~1] Use git-octopus when pulling more than one heads.
  + [fixes] Introduce "reset type" flag to "git reset"
  + [mhf~2] "git fetch --force".
  + [mhf~3] Use .git/remote/origin, not .git/branches/origin.
  + [mhf~4] Make "git pull" and "git fetch" default to origin
  + [mhf~5] Infamous 'octopus merge'
  + [mhf~6] Retire git-parse-remote.
  + [mhf~7] Multi-head fetch.
  + [mhf~8] Start adding the $GIT_DIR/remotes/ support.
 *++ [master] Add 'git show-branch'.</tt></pre>
 </div></div>
 <div class="para"><p>These three branches all forked from a common commit, [master],
 whose commit message is "Add <em>git show-branch</em>. "fixes" branch
 adds one commit <em>Introduce "reset type"</em>. "mhf" branch has many
 other commits. The current branch is "master".</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_example">EXAMPLE</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>If you keep your primary branches immediately under
 <tt>$GIT_DIR/refs/heads</tt>, and topic branches in subdirectories of
 it, having the following in the configuration file may help:</p></div>
 <div class="listingblock">
 <div class="content">
 <pre><tt>[showbranch]
  default = --topo-order
  default = heads/*
 </tt></pre>
 </div></div>
 <div class="para"><p>With this, <tt>git show-branch</tt> without extra parameters would show
 only the primary branches. In addition, if you happen to be on
 your topic branch, it is shown as well.</p></div>
 <div class="listingblock">
 <div class="content">
 <pre><tt>$ git show-branch --reflog='10,1 hour ago' --list master</tt></pre>
 </div></div>
 <div class="para"><p>shows 10 reflog entries going back from the tip as of 1 hour ago.
 Without <tt>--list</tt>, the output also shows how these tips are
 topologically related with each other.</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_author">Author</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Written by Junio C Hamano &lt;gitster@pobox.com&gt;</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_documentation">Documentation</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Documentation by Junio C Hamano.</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
 </div>
 <div id="footer">
 <div id="footer-text">
 Last updated 2008-07-22 09:19:16 UTC
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	<h1>
	git-show-branch(1) Manual Page
	</h1>
	<h2>NAME</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<p>git-show-branch -
	Show branches and their commits
	</p>
	</div>
	</div>
	<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="verseblock">
	<div class="content"><em>git show-branch</em> [--all] [--remotes] [--topo-order] [--current]
	[--more=<n> \| --list \| --independent \| --merge-base]
	[--no-name \| --sha1-name] [--topics] [<rev> \| <glob>]…
	<em>git show-branch</em> (-g\|--reflog)[=<n>[,<base>]] [--list] [<ref>]</div></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Shows the commit ancestry graph starting from the commits named
	with <rev>s or <globs>s (or all refs under $GIT_DIR/refs/heads
	and/or $GIT_DIR/refs/tags) semi-visually.</p></div>
	<div class="para"><p>It cannot show more than 29 branches and commits at a time.</p></div>
	<div class="para"><p>It uses <tt>showbranch.default</tt> multi-valued configuration items if
	no <rev> nor <glob> is given on the command line.</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="vlist"><dl>
	<dt>
	<rev>
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Arbitrary extended SHA1 expression (see <a href="git-rev-parse.html">git-rev-parse(1)</a>)
	that typically names a branch HEAD or a tag.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	<glob>
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	A glob pattern that matches branch or tag names under
	$GIT_DIR/refs. For example, if you have many topic
	branches under $GIT_DIR/refs/heads/topic, giving
	<tt>topic/*</tt> would show all of them.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	-r
	</dt>
	<dt>
	--remotes
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Show the remote-tracking branches.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	-a
	</dt>
	<dt>
	--all
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Show both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--current
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	With this option, the command includes the current
	branch to the list of revs to be shown when it is not
	given on the command line.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--topo-order
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	By default, the branches and their commits are shown in
	reverse chronological order. This option makes them
	appear in topological order (i.e., descendant commits
	are shown before their parents).
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--sparse
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	By default, the output omits merges that are reachable
	from only one tip being shown. This option makes them
	visible.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--more=<n>
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Usually the command stops output upon showing the commit
	that is the common ancestor of all the branches. This
	flag tells the command to go <n> more common commits
	beyond that. When <n> is negative, display only the
	<reference>s given, without showing the commit ancestry
	tree.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--list
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Synonym to <tt>--more=-1</tt>
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--merge-base
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Instead of showing the commit list, just act like the
	<em>git-merge-base -a</em> command, except that it can accept
	more than two heads.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--independent
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Among the <reference>s given, display only the ones that
	cannot be reached from any other <reference>.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--no-name
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Do not show naming strings for each commit.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--sha1-name
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Instead of naming the commits using the path to reach
	them from heads (e.g. "master~2" to mean the grandparent
	of "master"), name them with the unique prefix of their
	object names.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--topics
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Shows only commits that are NOT on the first branch given.
	This helps track topic branches by hiding any commit that
	is already in the main line of development. When given
	"git show-branch --topics master topic1 topic2", this
	will show the revisions given by "git rev-list ^master
	topic1 topic2"
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	--reflog[=<n>[,<base>]] [<ref>]
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Shows <n> most recent ref-log entries for the given
	ref. If <base> is given, <n> entries going back from
	that entry. <base> can be specified as count or date.
	<tt>-g</tt> can be used as a short-hand for this option. When
	no explicit <ref> parameter is given, it defaults to the
	current branch (or <tt>HEAD</tt> if it is detached).
	</p>
	</dd>
	</dl></div>
	<div class="para"><p>Note that --more, --list, --independent and --merge-base options
	are mutually exclusive.</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_output">OUTPUT</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Given N <references>, the first N lines are the one-line
	description from their commit message. The branch head that is
	pointed at by $GIT_DIR/HEAD is prefixed with an asterisk <tt>*</tt>
	character while other heads are prefixed with a <tt>!</tt> character.</p></div>
	<div class="para"><p>Following these N lines, one-line log for each commit is
	displayed, indented N places. If a commit is on the I-th
	branch, the I-th indentation character shows a <tt>+</tt> sign;
	otherwise it shows a space. Merge commits are denoted by
	a <tt>-</tt> sign. Each commit shows a short name that
	can be used as an extended SHA1 to name that commit.</p></div>
	<div class="para"><p>The following example shows three branches, "master", "fixes"
	and "mhf":</p></div>
	<div class="listingblock">
	<div class="content">
	<pre><tt>$ git show-branch master fixes mhf
	* [master] Add 'git show-branch'.
	! [fixes] Introduce "reset type" flag to "git reset"
	! [mhf] Allow "+remote:local" refspec to cause --force when fetching.
	---
	+ [mhf] Allow "+remote:local" refspec to cause --force when fetching.
	+ [mhf~1] Use git-octopus when pulling more than one heads.
	+ [fixes] Introduce "reset type" flag to "git reset"
	+ [mhf~2] "git fetch --force".
	+ [mhf~3] Use .git/remote/origin, not .git/branches/origin.
	+ [mhf~4] Make "git pull" and "git fetch" default to origin
	+ [mhf~5] Infamous 'octopus merge'
	+ [mhf~6] Retire git-parse-remote.
	+ [mhf~7] Multi-head fetch.
	+ [mhf~8] Start adding the $GIT_DIR/remotes/ support.
	*++ [master] Add 'git show-branch'.</tt></pre>
	</div></div>
	<div class="para"><p>These three branches all forked from a common commit, [master],
	whose commit message is "Add <em>git show-branch</em>. "fixes" branch
	adds one commit <em>Introduce "reset type"</em>. "mhf" branch has many
	other commits. The current branch is "master".</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_example">EXAMPLE</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>If you keep your primary branches immediately under
	<tt>$GIT_DIR/refs/heads</tt>, and topic branches in subdirectories of
	it, having the following in the configuration file may help:</p></div>
	<div class="listingblock">
	<div class="content">
	<pre><tt>[showbranch]
	default = --topo-order
	default = heads/*
	</tt></pre>
	</div></div>
	<div class="para"><p>With this, <tt>git show-branch</tt> without extra parameters would show
	only the primary branches. In addition, if you happen to be on
	your topic branch, it is shown as well.</p></div>
	<div class="listingblock">
	<div class="content">
	<pre><tt>$ git show-branch --reflog='10,1 hour ago' --list master</tt></pre>
	</div></div>
	<div class="para"><p>shows 10 reflog entries going back from the tip as of 1 hour ago.
	Without <tt>--list</tt>, the output also shows how these tips are
	topologically related with each other.</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_author">Author</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com></p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_documentation">Documentation</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Documentation by Junio C Hamano.</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
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