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From: Neal Kreitzinger <nkreitzinger@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFE] option for find branches in a remote repo which contain
 a certain commit
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:52:10 -0500
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On 6/22/2012 10:24 AM, =C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 4:58 PM, ryenus <ryenus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Given a certain commit, I want there's a command/option for git to
>> make it search the remote repo (e.g. origin) and tell me the
>> branches there which contain that commit.
>
> git branch --contains <commit>
> git branch -a --contains <commit>
> git tag --contains <commit>
>

 >> ...The reason I need this is that there are hundreds of...
 >> branches, but I just need a few of them, and don't want to fetch al=
l
 >> other branches...

You could have a 'query repo' that is a local clone of the remote repo.
  Fetch all branches to the local query repo and then use AEvar's
suggested commands.  Once you find the branches you want then you can=20
git remote add -t them.

v/r,
neal