How do you get the Git repository's name in some Git repository?

Question

When you are working in some Git directory, how can you get the Git repository name in some Git repository? Are there any Git commands?

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Answer 1

Well, if, for the repository name you mean the Git root directory name (the one that contains the .git directory) you can run this:

basename `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`

The git rev-parse --show-toplevel part gives you the path to that directory and basename strips the first part of the path.