[JENKINS-25465] ${GIT_BRANCH} macro expands full branch name + remotes instead of short name

Docs says that ${GIT_BRANCH} macro should expands to the full branch name, such as 'origin/master'. Otherwise(without fullName parameter), it only expands to the short name, such as 'master', but without fullName parameter it expands to 'remotes/origin/master' with fullName parameter it doesn't work at all.

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Originally reported by metyl, imported from: ${GIT_BRANCH} macro expands full branch name + remotes instead of short name

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 8
  
• watchers: 8
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

Docs says that ${GIT_BRANCH} macro should expands to the full branch name, such as 'origin/master'. Otherwise(without fullName parameter), it only expands to the short name, such as 'master', but without fullName parameter it expands to 'remotes/origin/master' with fullName parameter it doesn't work at all.

environment

```
Centos OS 6,

git version 1.7.12.4,

Jenkins ver. 1.588,

GIT plugin 2.2.7

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