#!/bin/powershell <# .SYNTAX ./switch-branch.ps1 [] [] .DESCRIPTION switches the current/given Git repository to the given branch (including submodules) .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param($Branch = "", $RepoDir = "$PWD") if ($Branch -eq "") { $Branch = read-host "Enter branch name to switch to" } try { & git --version } catch { write-error "ERROR: can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" exit 1 } try { set-location $RepoDir & git switch --recurse-submodules $Branch if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git switch --recurse-submodules $Branch' failed" } & git submodule update --init --recursive if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git submodule update' failed" } & git pull --recurse-submodules if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git pull' failed" } exit 0 } catch { write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }