How do you search for a branch in SourceTree

Question

How do you search for a branch in SourceTree.

It has gotten to the point where i have hundreds of branches and looking through a list in the remote branch tree is next to impossible.

Is there a way of doing it?

sachin · Answer 1 · 2020-01-23T20:41:25.550

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Yes, there is a filter provided in SourceTree at the bottom left corner below the list of all branches. See in the screenshot. NOTE: This is on MAC..

edited Jan 23 '20 at 20:41

answered Dec 12 '19 at 15:27

sachin

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I dont have it. – Antoniossss Jan 21 '20 at 12:38
@Antoniossss you can find it inside a repository. I am using sourcetree 4.0 version FYI. – sachin Jan 22 '20 at 15:14
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It seems that 4 is only for mac. – Antoniossss Jan 22 '20 at 15:42
Correct, I was on mac. What is your OS? – sachin Jan 23 '20 at 20:40
Update SourceTree to the latest version the search bar will be appeared. My version: 4.0.1 (234) – Luat Vu Dinh Feb 20 '20 at 08:04
Windows only has version 3.4.2 as of 2/16/2021 and lacks this feature. – Jason Cheng Feb 17 '21 at 04:16
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On Windows I can't get the search working (SourceTree 3.4.6). On macOS the search UI works ok (SourceTree 4.1.4). It seems like SourceTree version 4 isn't available for windows, hopefully it fixes search on windows. – neoneye Jan 24 '22 at 10:05
It also doesn't work, doesn't show branches for a keyword – Vedmant Jul 26 '23 at 11:18

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '16 at 12:51

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I don't think this is possible directly in SourceTree, but you can grep branches via the command line

git branch --all | grep <query>

for example

git branch --all | grep notifications

Will return all branches (remote or local) that contain notifications in the name.

answered Aug 18 '16 at 12:51

Alex

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 06 '19 at 08:36

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In the sourcetree under the left menu look for 'REMOTES' under this you can search the origin where all the branches can be viewed or searched

answered Jun 06 '19 at 08:36

SGN

but you have to manually scroll down until you find it, or not? – Josue Martinez Jul 29 '19 at 15:44

score -3 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 19 '19 at 21:29

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Jump to:

Use the Jump to: option in the top right of the log view.

edited Oct 19 '19 at 21:29

Dharman

answered Oct 19 '19 at 18:56

user12244235

Can't search a branch name from the "Jump to" menu. You need to scroll down the list. You can search for a (partial or complete) commit SHA though. – Steve Riley Nov 28 '19 at 15:25

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