git2r (version 0.10.1)

revparse_single: Revparse

Description

Find object specified by revision.

Usage

revparse_single(repo, revision)
## S3 method for class 'git_repository,character':
revparse_single(repo, revision)

Arguments

repo

The repository

revision

The revision string, see http://git-scm.com/docs/git-rev-parse.html#_specifying_revisions

Value

• a git_commit or git_tag or git_tree object

Examples

## Create a directory in tempdir
path <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
dir.create(path)

## Initialize a repository
repo <- init(path)
config(repo, user.name="Alice", user.email="[e-mail]")

## Create a file, add and commit
writeLines("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do",
           con = file.path(path, "test.txt"))
add(repo, "test.txt")
commit(repo, "First commit message")

# Change file and commit
writeLines(c("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do",
             "eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."),
             con = file.path(path, "test.txt"))
add(repo, "test.txt")
commit(repo, "Second commit message")

revparse_single(repo, "HEAD^")