---
name: "repo-branches"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "repo"
version: "2.67-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/repo-branches"
---

# repo-branches(1)

repo branches - manual page for repo branches

## NAME

repo - repo branches - manual page for repo branches

## SYNOPSIS

**repo** *branches* \[*\<project\>*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Summary

View current topic branches

Summarizes the currently available topic branches.

\# Branch Display

The branch display output by this command is organized into four columns of information; for example:

- \*P nocolor

  \| in repo

- repo2

  \|

The first column contains a \* if the branch is the currently checked out branch in any of the specified projects, or a blank if no project has the branch checked out.

The second column contains either blank, p or P, depending upon the upload status of the branch.

-

  (blank): branch not yet published by repo upload

-

  P: all commits were published by repo upload p: only some commits were published by repo upload

The third column contains the branch name.

The fourth column (after the \| separator) lists the projects that the branch appears in, or does not appear in.  If no project list is shown, then the branch appears in all projects.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-j** JOBS, **--jobs**=*JOBS*

  number of jobs to run in parallel (default: based on number of CPU cores)

### Logging options:

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  show all output

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  only show errors

### Multi-manifest options:

- **--outer-manifest**

  operate starting at the outermost manifest

- **--no-outer-manifest**

  do not operate on outer manifests

- **--this-manifest-only**

  only operate on this (sub)manifest

- **--no-this-manifest-only**, **--all-manifests**

  operate on this manifest and its submanifests

Run \`repo help branches\` to view the detailed manual.