for-each-ref-options.adoc

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If one or more <pattern> parameters are given, only refs are shown that match against at least one pattern, either using fnmatch(3) or literally, in the latter case matching completely or from the beginning up to a slash.

--stdin

The list of patterns is read from standard input instead of from the argument list.

--count=<count>

Stop after showing <count> refs.

--sort=<key>

Sort on the field name <key>. Prefix - to sort in descending order of the value. When unspecified, refname is used. You may use the --sort=<key> option multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary key.

--format[=<format>]

A string that interpolates %(fieldname) from a ref being shown and the object it points at. In addition, the string literal %% renders as % and %xx - where xx are hex digits - renders as the character with hex code xx. For example, %00 interpolates to \0 (NUL), %09 to \t (TAB), and %0a to \n (LF).

When unspecified, <format> defaults to %(objectname) SPC %(objecttype) TAB %(refname).

--color[=<when>]

Respect any colors specified in the --format option. The <when> field must be one of always, never, or auto (if <when> is absent, behave as if always was given).

--shell

--perl

--python

--tcl

If given, strings that substitute %(fieldname) placeholders are quoted as string literals suitable for the specified host language. This is meant to produce a scriptlet that can directly be "eval"ed.

--points-at=<object>

Only list refs which points at the given object.

--merged[=<object>]

Only list refs whose tips are reachable from the specified commit (HEAD if not specified).

--no-merged[=<object>]

Only list refs whose tips are not reachable from <object>(HEAD if not specified).

--contains[=<object>]

Only list refs which contain <object>(HEAD if not specified).

--no-contains[=<object>]

Only list refs which don’t contain <object> (HEAD if not specified).

--ignore-case

Sorting and filtering refs are case insensitive.

--omit-empty

Do not print a newline after formatted refs where the format expands to the empty string.

--exclude=<excluded-pattern>

If one or more --exclude options are given, only refs which do not match any <excluded-pattern> parameters are shown. Matching is done using the same rules as <pattern> above.

--include-root-refs

List root refs (HEAD and pseudorefs) apart from regular refs.

--start-after=<marker>

Allows paginating the output by skipping references up to and including the specified marker. When paging, it should be noted that references may be deleted, modified or added between invocations. Output will only yield those references which follow the marker lexicographically. Output begins from the first reference that would come after the marker alphabetically. Cannot be used with --sort=<key> or --stdin options, or the <pattern> argument(s) to limit the refs.