<# .SYNOPSIS Lists Git branches .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script lists all branches in a Git repository. .PARAMETER RepoDir Specifies the path to the Git repository (current working directory by default) .PARAMETER SearchPattern Specifies the search patter (anything by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-branches.ps1 List of Git Branches -------------------- main .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD", [string]$SearchPattern = "*") try { if (-not(test-path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $RepoDir" } $Null = (git --version) if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } & git -C "$RepoDir" fetch if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch' failed" } $Branches = $(git -C "$RepoDir" branch --list --remotes --no-color --no-column) if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git branch --list' failed" } "" "List of Git Branches" "--------------------" foreach($Branch in $Branches) { if ("$Branch" -match "origin/HEAD") { continue } $BranchName = $Branch.substring(9) if ("$BranchName" -notlike "$SearchPattern") { continue } "$BranchName" } "" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }