Re: [RFC/PATCH 3/2] rev-parse: --abbrev-ref option to shorten ref name

Bert Wesarg [off-list ref] writes:

This applies the shorten_unambiguous_ref function to the object name.
Default mode is controlled by core.warnAmbiguousRefs. Else it is given as
optional argument to --abbrev-ref={strict|loose}.

This should be faster than 'git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:short)" <ref>'
for single refs.

Signed-off-by: Bert Wesarg <redacted>
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Cc: Jeff King <redacted>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org

Can someone check, if I need to alter the filter, thanks.

I do not think so.

This --abbrev-ref option is similar to --symbolic in that how a ref from
the command line, if any, is output, and should not change the filter at
all.  For example, "rev-parse --abbrev-ref master -M" shouldn't filter -M
out by implying --revs-only.