perceval tool for default branch

[emmanuelajit]

Tool perceval is wonderful getting commit details from a given repo in json format.
Issue faced: I want commits for default Branch

• Default branch varies from repo to repo
• Some repo default branch is "master" and some is "main"
• I try this command but not able to get if default is changed

perceval git $url --branches master --from-date $sdate --to-date $edate --output json -o $json_file

Can you Help me in this please?

[sduenas]

The default branch is not a git concept. After you clone a repository - and if you don't tell it another thing - git checkouts to whatever is pointed by the ref HEAD on the remote repository.

You can know what this branch is running git remote show origin.

[emmanuelajit]

Thank you for Explaining