#!/usr/bin/pwsh <# .SYNTAX create-branch.ps1 [] [] .DESCRIPTION creates a new branch in the current/given Git repository .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param($NewBranchName = "", $RepoDir = "$PWD") if ($NewBranchName -eq "") { $NewBranchName = read-host "Enter new branch name" } try { if (-not(test-path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $RepoDir" } set-location "$RepoDir" & 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' failed in $RepoDir" } if ("$Result" -notmatch "nothing to commit, working tree clean") { throw "Repository is NOT clean: $Result" } & git fetch --all --recurse-submodules if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch --all --recurse-submodules' failed" } & git checkout -b "$NewBranchName" if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git checkout -b $NewBranchName' failed" } & git push origin "$NewBranchName" if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git push origin $NewBranchName' failed" } & git submodule update --init --recursive if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git submodule update' failed" } exit 0 } catch { write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }