branch_target {git2r}

Get target (sha) pointed to by a branch

Description

Get target (sha) pointed to by a branch

Usage

branch_target(branch = NULL)

Arguments

branch

The branch

Value

sha or NA if not a direct reference

Examples

## Not run: 
## Initialize a temporary repository
path <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
dir.create(path)
repo <- init(path)

## Config user and commit a file
config(repo, user.name = "Alice", user.email = "[e-mail]")
lines <- "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do"
writeLines(lines, file.path(path, "example.txt"))
add(repo, "example.txt")
commit(repo, "First commit message")

## Get target (sha) pointed to by 'master' branch
branch_target(repository_head(repo))

## End(Not run)