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Get the name of the remote HEAD (the default branch on that remote)
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git-get-remote-head.sh
#!/bin/bash -e
REMOTE=${1:-origin}
ref=$(git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name "$REMOTE/HEAD" 2>/dev/null) || {
git remote set-head "$REMOTE" -a >/dev/null
ref=$(git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name "$REMOTE/HEAD")
}
echo "${ref#refs/remotes/$REMOTE/}"
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