‘select * from branches’ is explicitly and unambiguously going to give me information, not change state. I always feel apprehensive with ‘git branch’ and end up

‘select * from branches’ is explicitly and unambiguously going to give me information, not change state. I always feel apprehensive with ‘git branch’ and end up reading the git-branch man page with its 500 options. For an SQL native GQL looks wonderful.