git for-each-ref

List and optionally format references (branches, tags) in a Git repository. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-for-each-ref.

• List all refs (branches and tags):

git for-each-ref

• List only branches:

git for-each-ref refs/heads/

• List only tags:

git for-each-ref refs/tags/

• Show branches merged into HEAD:

git for-each-ref --merged HEAD refs/heads/

• List short names of all refs:

git for-each-ref --format "%(refname:short)"

• Sort refs by committer date (most recent first):

git for-each-ref --sort -committerdate

• Sort refs by committer date (oldest first):

git for-each-ref --sort committerdate

• Limit output to a specified number of refs:

git for-each-ref --count {{count}}