git – How to list branches that contain a given commit?

Need to see which branch(es) contain a Git commit? Try these commands!

List local branches that contain a commit:

git branch --contains <commit>

List remote branches that contain a commit:

git branch -r --contains <commit>

List all (local & remote) branches that a commit:

git branch -a --contains <commit>

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