git-branch-manager

Simple CLI to conveniently switch, remove and checkout remote branches without having to type out full branch names. It also has a few other shorthand commands that I find helpful.

As of v3, it is written in Rust.

Get started

This will only will work with Node 16 and above

npm install -g @jithyan/git-branch-manager

Now you can run it by calling gbm.

How to use

1. cd into a git repo.
2. Run gbm <command>

Available commands

switch (sw)

Allows you to select a local branch to switch to. Equivalent to running git checkout <selected_branch_name>.

Example:

gbm switch

remove (rm)

Allows you to select a branch that is checked out locally to remove. Equivalent to running git branch -D <selected_branch_name>.

Example:

gbm remove

add

Allows you to filter branches from remote and select a branch to checkout locally. Equivalent to running git fetch && git checkout <selected_branch_name>.

Example:

gbm add

rb <branch_name>

Equivalent to running git fetch && git pull origin <branch_name> -r

Example:

gbm rb main

pff

Equivalent to running git fetch && git pull --ff-only

Example:

gbm pff

ct <branch_name>

Transfer all changes in the current branch (tracked and untracked) to a new branch and commit it with the message "initial commit".

Equivalent to running:

git add .
git stash
git checkout -b <branch_name>
git stash pop
git add .
git commit -m "initial commit"

Example:

gbm ct fix-bug