A cli tool for switching between local git branches.
Prerequisite: You need Go to use this tool. Go to https://golang.org/doc/install to install.
Run this in your terminal to install:
go install github.com/boksasp/gbl@latest
In a directory containing a git repository, run gbl in the terminal to get a list of all the branches you have locally, and press 'enter' to select the one you want to checkout.
You can delete multiple branches with -d, --delete (or force delete with -D, --force-delete).
Add modified files to index with gbl add. Includes untracked files.
Remove files from staging area, leaving modifications intact, with gbl remove.
I found myself switching between branches a lot, and I enjoy using the terminal. So I wanted to make my life just a bit easier.
I'm extending it with other git commands as I see the need.
This tool started as a bash script which used Whiptail for creating the select menu.
I wanted to learn Go, so I chose this tool to be my first project.
It turned out to be (way) better for cross-platform use, so it's nice to be able to use this on Windows and not just Mac/Linux.