git-name-rev

Find symbolic name for commit

$ git name-rev [commit]

$ git name-rev [commit1] [commit2]

$ git log --oneline | git name-rev --stdin

$ git name-rev --exclude="refs/tags/*" [commit]

git name-rev [options] commit...

git name-rev finds symbolic names for given commit hashes, making them more human-readable. It shows the nearest ref (branch or tag) that can describe each commit, along with the number of commits from that ref (e.g., "main~3" means three commits before main).
The `--stdin` option allows processing commit hashes from pipelines, enabling annotation of `git log` output or other commands that produce commit IDs. Filter options like `--tags` or `--refs` restrict which references are used for naming.

--stdin

Read from stdin.

Only use tags.

Use refs matching pattern.

Exclude refs matching pattern.

Show abbreviated commit if no name.

git-describe(1), git-rev-parse(1)