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current-git-branch
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The `current-git-branch` npm package is a simple utility that allows you to get the name of the current Git branch in a Node.js environment. It is useful for scripts and tools that need to be aware of the current branch context.
Get Current Git Branch
This feature allows you to retrieve the name of the current Git branch. The code sample demonstrates how to use the `current-git-branch` package to get the branch name and print it to the console.
const currentGitBranch = require('current-git-branch');
const branchName = currentGitBranch();
console.log(branchName);
The `git-branch` package provides similar functionality to `current-git-branch` by allowing you to get the current Git branch name. It also offers additional features like listing all branches and checking out a branch. Compared to `current-git-branch`, it is more feature-rich but also slightly more complex to use.
The `git-rev-sync` package offers a broader range of Git-related functionalities, including getting the current branch name, the latest commit hash, and the commit message. It is more comprehensive than `current-git-branch` but may be overkill if you only need to get the current branch name.
The `simple-git` package is a lightweight interface for running Git commands in a Node.js environment. It can be used to get the current branch name among many other Git operations. It is more versatile than `current-git-branch` but requires more setup and understanding of Git commands.
Get synchronously the current branch name
$ npm i current-git-branch --save
or
$ yarn add current-git-branch
Returns:
false
: It is not a git repositoryconst branchName = require('current-git-branch');
branchName(); // false or branch name of process.cwd()
branchName('any/git/repo'); // false or branch name of the directory 'any/git/repo'
MIT © Jan Peer Stöcklmair
FAQs
A tool to check if files are added in a git repository
The npm package current-git-branch receives a total of 146,843 weekly downloads. As such, current-git-branch popularity was classified as popular.
We found that current-git-branch demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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