git-active-branch v1.0.0

git-active-branch

Get the name of currently active git branch programmatically in Node.js.

Install

npm install git-active-branch

Usage

const gitActiveBranch = require('git-active-branch');
const name = await gitActiveBranch(__dirname); // Data in name is `master` if current branch is master.

API

gitActiveBranch(rootPath)

❯ rootPath

Type: string

Root path of your git repository. For files in the root pass it __dirname. For files two steps down you can pass __dirname/../../.

Changelog

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KEY: 📦 NEW, 👌 IMPROVE, 🐛 FIX, 📖 DOC, 🚀 RELEASE, and ✅ TEST

I use Emoji-log, you should try it and simplify your git commits.

License & Conduct

• MIT © Ahmad Awais
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