R: Get remote tracking branch

branch_get_upstream {git2r} | R Documentation

## Get remote tracking branch

### Description

Get remote tracking branch, given a local branch.

### Usage

    branch_get_upstream(branch)

    ## S4 method for signature 'git_branch'
    branch_get_upstream(branch)

### Arguments

`branch` | The branch

### Value

S4 class git_branch or NULL if no remote tracking branch.

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    ## Initialize two temporary repositories
    path_bare <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
    path_repo <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
    dir.create(path_bare)
    dir.create(path_repo)
    repo_bare <- init(path_bare, bare = TRUE)
    repo <- clone(path_bare, path_repo)

    ## Config user and commit a file
    config(repo, user.name="Alice", user.email="alice@example.org")

    ## Write to a file and commit
    writeLines("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do",
               file.path(path_repo, "example.txt"))
    add(repo, "example.txt")
    commit(repo, "First commit message")

    ## Push commits from repository to bare repository
    ## Adds an upstream tracking branch to branch 'master'
    push(repo, "origin", "refs/heads/master")

    ## Get remote tracking branch
    branch_get_upstream(head(repo))

    ## End(Not run)

[Package git2r version 0.21.0 Index]