git2r (version 0.33.0)

branch_get_upstream: Get remote tracking branch

Description

Get remote tracking branch, given a local branch.

Usage

branch_get_upstream(branch = NULL)

Value

git_branch object or NULL if no remote tracking branch.

Arguments

branch

The branch

Examples

if (FALSE) {
## Initialize two temporary repositories
path_bare <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
path_repo <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
dir.create(path_bare)
dir.create(path_repo)
repo_bare <- init(path_bare, bare = TRUE)
repo <- clone(path_bare, path_repo)

## Config user and commit a file
config(repo, user.name = "Alice", user.email = "[e-mail]")

## Write to a file and commit
lines <- "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do"
writeLines(lines, file.path(path_repo, "example.txt"))
add(repo, "example.txt")
commit(repo, "First commit message")

## Push commits from repository to bare repository
## Adds an upstream tracking branch to branch 'master'
push(repo, "origin", "refs/heads/master")

## Get remote tracking branch
branch_get_upstream(repository_head(repo))
}