repository_head function

Get HEAD for a repository

repository_head(repo = ".")

Arguments

• repo: a path to a repository or a git_repository

  object. Default is '.'

Returns

NULL if unborn branch or not found. A git_branch if not a detached head. A git_commit if detached head

Examples

## Not run:

## Create and initialize a repository in a temporary directory
path <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
dir.create(path)
repo <- init(path)
config(repo, user.name = "Alice", user.email = "alice@example.org")

## Create a file, add and commit
writeLines("Hello world!", file.path(path, "example.txt"))
add(repo, "example.txt")
commit(repo, "Commit message")

## Get HEAD of repository
repository_head(repo)
## End(Not run)