<# .SYNOPSIS Switches the branch in a Git repository .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script switches to another branch in a Git repository (including submodules). .PARAMETER BranchName Specifies the branch name .PARAMETER RepoDir Specifies the path to the Git repository .EXAMPLE PS> ./switch-branch main C:\MyRepo .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param([string]$BranchName = "", [string]$RepoDir = "$PWD") try { if ($BranchName -eq "") { $BranchName = read-host "Enter name of branch to switch to" } if ($RepoDir -eq "") { $RepoDir = read-host "Enter path to the Git repository" } $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() "⏳ Step 1/5: Checking requirements... " $RepoDir = resolve-path "$RepoDir" if (-not(test-path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $RepoDir" } set-location "$RepoDir" $Null = (git --version) if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } $Result = (git status) if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git status' in $RepoDir failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } if ("$Result" -notmatch "nothing to commit, working tree clean") { throw "Git repository is NOT clean: $Result" } "⏳ Step 2/5: Fetching latest updates..." & git fetch --all --recurse-submodules --prune --prune-tags --force if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch --all' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } "⏳ Step 3/5: Switching branch..." & git checkout --recurse-submodules "$BranchName" if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git checkout $BranchName' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } "⏳ Step 4/5: Pulling updates..." & git pull --recurse-submodules if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git pull' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } "⏳ Step 5/5: Updating submodules..." & git submodule update --init --recursive if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git submodule update --init --recursive' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } $RepoDirName = (get-item "$RepoDir").Name [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ switched Git repo 📂$RepoDirName to $BranchName branch in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }