Question 1 of 8
What does git show-ref primarily list?
It lists local refs and their associated object IDs.
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Git show-ref Quiz
Check your understanding of local reference listing, exact verification, existence tests, tag dereferencing, hash output, and stdin filtering.
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Git show-ref Quiz
Check your understanding of local reference listing, exact verification, existence tests, tag dereferencing, hash output, and stdin filtering.
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Question 2 of 8
Which option requires an exact ref path?
`--verify` performs exact reference verification.
Question 3 of 8
What does --exists test?
`--exists` checks existence without resolving the ref to an object.
Question 4 of 8
What does --dereference do for annotated tags?
It adds the object ID reached by dereferencing the tag.
Question 5 of 8
What does --hash print?
It prints object IDs rather than the normal object-ID/ref pairs.
Question 6 of 8
What does --exclude-existing consume?
It operates as a stdin filter over proposed ref names.
Question 7 of 8
Which command updates refs rather than merely inspecting them?
`git update-ref` is the dedicated ref-update command.
Question 8 of 8
Why can show-ref still display refs after git pack-refs?
Refs can be stored in packed-refs and remain available through normal ref-aware commands.
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