diff --git a/src/you_get/util/git.py b/src/you_get/util/git.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+
+def get_head(repo_path):
+    """Get (branch, commit) from HEAD of a git repo."""
+    ref = open(os.path.join(repo_path, '.git', 'HEAD'), 'r').read().strip()[5:].split('/')
+    return ref[-1], open(os.path.join(repo_path, '.git', *ref), 'r').read().strip()[:7]