Branch search

A simple terminal branch search for git

Usage

bs accepts the following command line arguments:

• -p: checkout to the selected branch and git pull afterwards.

• -u: git fetch before showing the branches.

• -l: list local branches only.

• [pattern]: if provided, a git checkout is immediately performed to a branch containing the pattern. For instance, bs maste will most likely switch to master.

Installation

The only needed dependency is ncurses. You can read how to install it in most distros in this tutorial. Once installed just run:

sudo make install

That will compile the thing and copy the binary to /bin/. If you prefer, you may just run make and copy the generated exectable (bs) to your preferred location.

FAQ

• This could have been a simple python script

First of all, how dare you. Secondly, that's not even a question. A python script wouldn't be as fun.