libgit2

git_branch_upstream_name

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Return the name of the reference supporting the remote tracking branch, given the name of a local branch reference.

Signature

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int git_branch_upstream_name(git_buf *out, git_repository *repo, const char *refname);

Parameters

git_buf *
In
out

Pointer to the user-allocated git_buf which will be filled with the name of the reference.

git_repository *
In
repo

the repository where the branches live

const char *
In
refname

reference name of the local branch.

Returns

int

0, GIT_ENOTFOUND when no remote tracking reference exists, otherwise an error code.

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