How to list branches that contain another branch in git

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Can someone explain/provide an example of how to list branches that contains another branch in git?

can I use the contain attribute?

Are you looking for branches that contain a specific branch, or "any branch that contains any other branch"? — Mureinik
– Mureinik, Commented Sep 21, 2018 at 14:52

Mureinik · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-21 19:33:12Z

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A branch name is just a fancy pointer to a given commit (in other words, it's a commitish), so you can look for branches that contain it with the --contains option:

$ git branch --contains my_branch

And if you want to check remote branches as well, you can add the -r flag:

$ git branch -r --contains my_branch

edited Sep 21, 2018 at 19:33

answered Sep 21, 2018 at 14:55

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torek Over a year ago

refspec is the wrong technical word, as it means [+]<name>[:[<name>]] in Git. Maybe you wanted reference here?

Mureinik Over a year ago

@torek yup, you're right. Lapsed concentration there for a moment. I meant to say commitish.

eftshift0 · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-21 14:52:56Z

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Sounds like you want to know about git branch --contains whatever-branch. Use -r if you want to check remote branches as well.

answered Sep 21, 2018 at 14:52

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