git/new-branch

Stash the currently changed files, go to main branch, update main, create a new branch, pop changes.

Usage

npx @lukasbach/scripts git/new-branch

You can call the script directly if you have installed it globally:

npm i -g @lukasbach/scripts
ldo git/new-branch

There is a default shortcut for this script: ldo gb

You can customize shortcuts with ldo edit-shortcuts.

Arguments

• [0]: New branchname

Options

• -v, --verbose: Verbose logging

You can also omit options, and will be asked for them interactively.

Add --yes to skip all confirmations.

Script source

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/** Stash the currently changed files, go to main branch, update main, create a new branch, pop changes. */

const $$ = $({
  shell: true,
  stdio: "inherit",
});

await $`git config --global credential.helper "store --timeout=60"`;
await $$`git remote show origin`;

const remoteOutput = await $`git remote show origin`;
console.log("!!", remoteOutput.stdout, "!!");
const mainBranch = remoteOutput.stdout?.match(/HEAD branch: (.*)/)?.[1] ?? "main";

log.info(`Detected main branch as ${mainBranch}`);

const newBranchName = await ask.text("_", "New branchname", "feature");

await $`git stash`;
await $`git checkout ${mainBranch}`;
await $`git pull`;
await $`git checkout -b ${newBranchName}`;
await $`git stash pop`;