===== Overview =====

How to examine a remote with ''git remote'' and ''git ls-remote''.

===== Examine branches =====

Local branches:

<code>
$ git branch
* master
$
</code>

Remote branches:

<code>
$ git branch -r
  origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  origin/master
$
</code>

All branches:
  
<code>
$ git branch -a
* master
  remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  remotes/origin/master
$
</code>

Verbose branches:

<code>
$ git branch -v
* master 610cd4eadec4 Merge branch 'x86-uv-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
$
</code>

<code>
$ git branch -vv
* master 610cd4eadec4 [origin/master] Merge ...
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
$
</code>

===== Examine remotes =====

==== git remote ====

<code>
$ git remote
origin
$
</code>

<code>
$ git remote -v
origin	https://github.com/torvalds/linux (fetch)
origin	https://github.com/torvalds/linux (push)
$
</code>

<code>
$ git remote show origin
* remote origin
  Fetch URL: https://github.com/torvalds/linux
  Push  URL: https://github.com/torvalds/linux
  HEAD branch: master
  Remote branch:
    master tracked
  Local branch configured for 'git pull':
    master merges with remote master
  Local ref configured for 'git push':
    master pushes to master (up to date)
$
</code>

==== git ls-remote ====

Lots of options here ...

<code>
$ git ls-remote origin
610cd4eadec4f97acd25d3108b0e50d1362b3319        HEAD
610cd4eadec4f97acd25d3108b0e50d1362b3319        refs/heads/master
51b8b4fb32271d39fbdd760397406177b2b0fd36        refs/pull/10/head
02b5a6031ba7a8cbfde5d65ff9e13ecdbc4a92ca        refs/pull/100/head
98eae511bd1cf61ba206c2a8efa896f22c52e005        refs/pull/100/merge
5c91199a463b2f3f6e2a256373cc86cde828c029        refs/pull/101/merge
c0cae3784a6535760fce053bb1df01caf6ea69cb        refs/pull/102/head
5e2308a3e03994015082ff1cbda5ad6ba579a591        refs/pull/102/merge
0131d367fa05d8bf72f2c34140ce64a9b98b5278        refs/pull/103/head
b7f339a7f63d335135b76cfc1b28b77f3be622d4        refs/pull/103/merge

... snip ...

5dc01c595e6c6ec9ccda4f6f69c131c0dd945f8c        refs/tags/v2.6.11
c39ae07f393806ccf406ef966e9a15afc43cc36a        refs/tags/v2.6.11^{}
5dc01c595e6c6ec9ccda4f6f69c131c0dd945f8c        refs/tags/v2.6.11-tree
c39ae07f393806ccf406ef966e9a15afc43cc36a        refs/tags/v2.6.11-tree^{}
26791a8bcf0e6d33f43aef7682bdb555236d56de        refs/tags/v2.6.12

... snip ...
$
</code>

You can also refer to a URL:

<code>
$ git ls-remote https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
</code>