Re: [PATCH] Add git-branches-script

Amos Waterland [off-list ref] writes:

For people whose workflow involves switching back and forth between a
lot of branches, it can be really helpful to be able to quickly tell
which branch you are on and which ones are available.  This patch
introduces a small script that when invoked as `git branches' prints a
list of available branches with a star in front of the one you are on:

 $ cd linux-2.6/
 $ git checkout -b ppc64-cleanups
 $ git checkout -b ppc64-new-devel
 $ git checkout -b ppc64-all-merge
 $ git branches
   master
 * ppc64-all-merge
   ppc64-cleanups
   ppc64-new-devel

I would prefer to using some git command compared to 'ls -l
.git/refs/heads/'. In my opinion there is a need for this command and
it should be included.

But my immediate concern was that there is already 'git branch'
command and 'git branches' is too similar. I think they should be
merged. I have a patch coming up.

-- 
Kalle Valo