On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 12:24 PM ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 10/11/21 03:09, ToddAndMargo wrote: > > On 10/11/21 02:45, Christian Couder wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 4:57 AM ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo@xxxxxxxx> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> I am trying to write a script to tell me the latest revision > >>> showing on > >>> > >>> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/spice-nsis/-/tree/master > >>> > >>> which is 'virtio-win: rebase on 0.164", but I can only see this > >>> from a web browser, as the page is dynamic. > >>> > >>> I do have access to the git link on that page: > >>> > >>> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/spice-nsis.git > >>> > >>> Does git (or some other) have a way of telling me > >>> JUST the revision without having to download the turkey? > >> > >> If you just want the commit ID, you can use for example: > >> > >> $ git ls-remote > >> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/spice-nsis.git > >> refs/heads/master > >> f6ad44f35f5caeec51b7002169977272d85701a3 refs/heads/master > >> > >>> If I could get something that contained > >>> virtio-win: rebase on 0.164 > >>> I could dig out the revision > >> > >> You might also want to take a look at the GitLab API docs, for example: > >> > >> https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/commits.html > >> > >> Best, > >> Christian. > >> > > > > Hi Christian, > > > > I do not mean to be dense, but how do I get > > "virtio-win: rebase on 0.164" out of: > > " f6ad44f35f5caeec51b7002169977272d85701a3 refs/heads/master"? > > > > Perplexed, > > -T > > > Found something that worked: > > $ curl --silent > 'https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/spice-nsis/-/commits/master' > | grep rebase > > <a class="commit-row-message item-title js-onboarding-commit-item " > href="/spice/win32/spice-nsis/-/commit/f6ad44f35f5caeec51b7002169977272d85701a3">virtio-win: > rebase on 0.164</a> > > <a class="commit-row-message item-title js-onboarding-commit-item " > href="/spice/win32/spice-nsis/-/commit/d6836f79ba8deeef5b7719fd94cc208b81eb70df">virtio-win: > rebase on 0.164</a> If I needed more information than just the commit ID, I would use the GitLab API, especially: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/commits.html#get-a-single-commit So you might want to customize this example command: $ curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/repository/commits/master";
