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

Here's a bash function that will print the repository name (if it has been properly set up):

__get_reponame ()
{
    local gitdir=$(git rev-parse --git-dir)

    if [ $(cat ${gitdir}/description) != "Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository." ]; then
        cat ${gitdir}/description
    else
        echo "Unnamed repository!"
    fi
}

Explanation:

local gitdir=$(git rev-parse --git-dir)

This executes git rev-parse --git-dir, which prints the full path to the .git directory of the currrent repository. It stores the path in $gitdir.

if [ $(cat ${gitdir}/description) != "..." ]; then

This executes cat ${gitdir}/description, which prints the contents of the .git/description of your current repository. If you've properly named your repository, it will print a name. Otherwise, it will print Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.

cat ${gitdir}/description

If the repo was properly named, then print the contents.

else

Otherwise...

echo "Unnamed repository!"

Tell the user that the repo was unnamed.

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