libgit2

git_reference_dwim

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Lookup a reference by DWIMing its short name

Apply the git precedence rules to the given shorthand to determine which reference the user is referring to.

Signature

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int git_reference_dwim(git_reference **out, git_repository *repo, const char *shorthand);

Parameters

git_reference **
In
out

pointer in which to store the reference

git_repository *
In
repo

the repository in which to look

const char *
In
shorthand

the short name for the reference

Returns

int

0 or an error code

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