mf_getgitbranch.sas File Reference

Retrieves the current branch from a local GIT repo. More...

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Detailed Description

In a local git repository, the current branch is always available in the .git/HEAD file in a format like this: ref: refs/heads/master

This macro simply reads the file and returns the last word (eg master).

Example usage:

%let gitdir=%sysfunc(pathname(work))/core;
%let repo=https://github.com/sasjs/core;
%put source clone rc=%sysfunc(GITFN_CLONE(&repo,&gitdir));

%put The current branch is %mf_getgitbranch(&gitdir);

Parameters

[in]

gitdir

The directory containing the GIT repository

SAS Macros

• mf_readfile.sas

Related Macros

• mp_gitadd.sas
• mp_gitlog.sas
• mp_gitreleaseinfo.sas
• mp_gitstatus.sas

Version

9.2

Author

Allan Bowe

Definition in file mf_getgitbranch.sas.