Find out which remote branch a local branch is tracking

How can I find out which remote branch a local branch is tracking?

Do I need to parse git config output, or is there a command that would do this for me?

From stackoverflow Readonly

• git branch -r will list the remote-tracking branches. I use an alias gb that passes -av options. This shows the local and remote branches along with the most recent commit for each branch.

  alias gb='git branch -av'
  

  Your remote-tracking branches will be prefixed with their remote alias name (e.g. "origin/")

  From Ryan McGeary

• I use EasyGit (a.k.a. "eg") as a super lightweight wrapper on top of (or along side of) Git. EasyGit has an "info" subcommand that gives you all kinds of super useful information, including the current branches remote tracking branch. Here's an example (where the current branch name is "foo"):

  pknotz@s883422: (foo) ~/workspace/bd
  $ eg info
  Total commits:      175
  Local repository: .git
  Named remote repositories: (name -> location)
    origin -> git://sahp7577/home/pknotz/bd.git
  Current branch: foo
    Cryptographic checksum (sha1sum): bd248d1de7d759eb48e8b5ff3bfb3bb0eca4c5bf
    Default pull/push repository: origin
    Default pull/push options:
      branch.foo.remote = origin
      branch.foo.merge = refs/heads/aal_devel_1
    Number of contributors:        3
    Number of files:       28
    Number of directories:       20
    Biggest file size, in bytes: 32473 (pygooglechart-0.2.0/COPYING)
    Commits:       62
  

  From Pat Notz