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I need to install the most recent branch of a program that uses a deprecated variable. How can I do so?

I tried using 

git grep <variable>  $(git rev-list --all)

but it 1) only outputs commit hash values and 2) does not gives the last branch.

user3563894
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  • Commits don't have names, they are identified by hashes. It's very unclear what your asking or want to do. If you have a hash you can [check that out](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7539130/go-to-particular-revision) – Liam Jul 03 '19 at 10:54
  • I fixed it to a branch – user3563894 Jul 03 '19 at 10:56
  • The goal eventually is to checkout the branch with the deprecated variable – user3563894 Jul 03 '19 at 11:00

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Try

git grep <variable>  $(git for-each-ref refs/heads refs/remotes/origin --format="%(refname)")

The git for-each-ref command returns branches (by refs/heads) and remote branches (by refs/remotes/origin). git grep tries to find the keyword from the tip of these branches.

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