How can I get remote git branches using Node.js?

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I'm using this awesome library called Gift to do all of my standard git things (pulling, reading commits, etc). However, I can't seem to get the remote branches. I believe the git branch -r command will show me the branches, but the format is certainly not machine-readable:

  origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  origin/dev
  origin/gh-pages
  origin/master

I'm wondering how I can go about viewing all of the remote branches that a repository has.

Thanks!

You might like to try `git ls-remote ` and filter the output accordingly as mentioned in http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3471827/how-do-i-list-all-remote-branches-in-git-1-7 — harpun, Jan 23 '13 at 20:15

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 23 '13 at 20:16

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I guess the command you are looking for is

git ls-remote origin

answered Jan 23 '13 at 20:16

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '13 at 02:00

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To show all of the remote repositories for pushing and pulling, try:

git remote -v

if you want more information on a specific remote and how it relates to your current repository:

git remote show <remoteName>

answered Jan 27 '13 at 02:00

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How can I get remote git branches using Node.js?

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