Checkout-Branch.ps1
function Checkout-Branch { <# .Synopsis Switch branches .Description Updates files in the working tree to match the version in the specified tree. .Parameter Repository Path to the git repository. Can be relative or absolute. If not specified defaults to the current directory .Parameter Branch Branch to checkout .Parameter CreateNew Create a new branch .Parameter Force When switching branches, proceed even if the working tree differs from HEAD. This is used to throw away local changes. .Parameter Track When creating a new branch, set up "upstream" configuration. .Link https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=1,ValueFromPipeline=$True)] [string]$Repository = ".\", [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)] [string]$Branch, [Alias("b")] [switch]$CreateNew = $False, [Alias("f")] [switch]$Force = $False, [Alias("t")] [switch]$Track = $False ) process { $Repository = Resolve-Path -Path $Repository Write-Verbose "Checking out branch $Branch in $Repository" $ExtendedCLI = ""; if ($CreateNew) { $ExtendedCLI += " -b" } if ($Force) { $ExtendedCLI += " -f" } if ($Track) { $ExtendedCLI += " --track" } $Output = (& "git -C $Repository checkout$ExtendedCLI $Branch") 2>&1 if ($Output.GetType().Name -eq "ErrorRecord") { Write-Error -Message ($Output.Exception.Message) -CategoryActivity ($Output.Exception.Message.SubString(0, $Output.Exception.Message.IndexOf(":"))) -ErrorId $LASTEXITCODE } } } |