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git-symbolic-ref

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git-symbolic-ref:tldr:3f1be git-symbolic-ref: Store a reference by name, including a message with a reason for the update.

$ git symbolic-ref -m "${message}" refs/${name} refs/heads/${branch_name}

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git-symbolic-ref:tldr:71194 git-symbolic-ref: Read a reference by name.

$ git symbolic-ref refs/${name}

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git-symbolic-ref:tldr:838a9 git-symbolic-ref: For scripting, hide errors with `--quiet` and use `--short` to simplify ("refs/heads/X" prints as "X").

$ git symbolic-ref --quiet --short refs/${name}

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git-symbolic-ref:tldr:cb2c4 git-symbolic-ref: Delete a reference by name.

$ git symbolic-ref --delete refs/${name}

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