Is it possible to get branch names without clone or pull from git?

问题

I want to get all branch names of a git repository. Currently, I clone the repository then get them on local machine. This is inefficient because all I need is names and nothing else.

I wonder if it is possible to do that? If so, what command I can use.

回答1:

Locally, without cloning, you can type (using git ls-remote):

git ls-remote /url/of/the/upstream/repo

That will list of the remote HEADS and their associated branches

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25765237/is-it-possible-to-get-branch-names-without-clone-or-pull-from-git