Fetch a remote branch.
Refresh remote-tracking references before reviewing changes.
set -euo pipefail
git fetch -q origin
git branch -r --format="%(refname:short)"Expected output EXAMPLE
origin/main
Details
Requires Git and Bash. Run in a disposable practice repository. The test setup below creates the starting files and commits. The test uses a local bare remote. A GitHub origin uses the same Git command and requires network access and permission.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · git version 2.43.0 · git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Snippet process uid 65534 with a read-only root filesystem and temporary working files. Networking disabled. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged process) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
bash -euo pipefail -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:ec91410a8f6ec3e985830b5e3a0560306d36f8c1c5ccd91a6699abe707123fa3- Code SHA-256
f1f861ac0ef4498e522149eae710f340aa489e72bccf0799c43a564a1f95abee- Dependencies
- git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
git init -q -b main . git config user.name 'Example Developer' git config user.email 'developer@example.invalid' git config commit.gpgsign false printf 'first\n' > notes.txt git add notes.txt git commit -qm 'Initial notes' git init -q --bare remote.git git remote add origin ./remote.git git push -q -u origin main
Observed standard output
origin/main
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.