git-rev-parse:tldr:88bca

git-rev-parse: Get the current branch name.

$ git rev-parse --abbrev-ref ${HEAD}

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The command git rev-parse --abbrev-ref ${HEAD} is used to display the current branch name in a Git repository.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

git: This command is used to interact with Git version control system.
rev-parse: This is a Git subcommand that is used to parse revisions and printing their values. In this case, it is used to parse and retrieve information about the current branch.
--abbrev-ref: This is an option of git rev-parse that is used to abbreviate the branch name. It will display only the abbreviated name of the current branch.
HEAD: This is a reference to the current commit and typically represents the tip of the current branch. In Git, HEAD is a pointer to the most recent commit of the branch you are currently on.

When you run this command, it will output the abbreviated name of the current branch. For example, if you are currently on the branch feature/xyz, the command will output xyz.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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