git_reference_symbolic_target (libgit2 v1.5.1)

git_reference_symbolic_target

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Get full name to the reference pointed to by a symbolic reference.

Only available if the reference is symbolic.

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const char *git_reference_symbolic_target(const git_reference *ref);

const git_reference *

ref

The reference

const char *

a pointer to the name if available, NULL otherwise