From affd2f840a8c814b2f8597877399a018bae52647 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Hemanth.HM" <hemanth.hm@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:59:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Get the name of the current branch

---
 README.md | 6 ++++++
 tips.json | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36cce35..253fcaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 * [Get latest changes in your repo for a linked project using subtree](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#get-latest-changes-in-your-repo-for-a-linked-project-using-subtree)
 * [Export a branch with history to the a file.](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#export-a-branch-with-history-to-the-a-file)
 * [Import form a bundle](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#import-form-a-bundle)
+* [Get the name of current branch.](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#get-the-name-of-current-branch)
 
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 <!-- @doxie.inject end toc -->
@@ -431,5 +432,10 @@ git bundle create <file> <branch-name>
 git clone repo.bundle <repo-dir> -b <branch-name>
 ```
 
+## Get the name of current branch.
+```sh
+git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+```
+
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 <!-- @doxie.inject end -->
diff --git a/tips.json b/tips.json
index 0e076de..02ccfdc 100644
--- a/tips.json
+++ b/tips.json
@@ -243,5 +243,9 @@
   {
     "title": "Import form a bundle",
     "tip": "git clone repo.bundle <repo-dir> -b <branch-name>"
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Get the name of current branch.",
+    "tip": "git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD"
   }
 ]