dotfiles/.local/bin/git-checkout-first-existing-branch
Alexander Hess 721c2fd905
Add configuration for git
- Add .config/git/config
  + Define aliases
  + Configure default behavior in various situations
  + Add user information with signing key
- Add .config/git/commit_msg_template.txt
- Add .config/git/ignore
- Integrate `git` aliases into the shell
2026-09-29 13:10:16 +02:00

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#!/bin/sh
# Check out the first of the given branches that exists,
# looking at both local branches and the ones on `origin`
#
# Usage: git checkout-first-existing-branch <branch> [<branch> ...]
set -eu
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
echo "Usage: git checkout-first-existing-branch <branch> [<branch> ...]" >&2
exit 2
fi
for _branch in "$@"; do
if git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$_branch" \
|| git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/remotes/origin/$_branch"; then
exec git checkout "$_branch"
fi
done
echo "None of these branches exists: $*" >&2
exit 1