Get git current branch/tag name

Question

How can I get the current branch or tag name for my working copy? I have seen references that indicate rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD will give branch name, but t

Answer 1

This command can print name in this priority: tag > branch > commit

git describe --tags --exact-match 2> /dev/null \
  || git symbolic-ref -q --short HEAD \
  || git rev-parse --short HEAD