gbranch

#!/bin/sh
# tputcolors

# This is a script to create a new branch from a given branch on GIT. The source branch and destination branch should be given as inputs
if [ $# -ne 2 ] ; then
  echo "Improper usage of the script"
  echo "Usage: $0 <source branch name> <destination new branch name>"
  exit 1
fi

# Obtain confirmation before doing anything
read -p "Branch $(tput bold)$(tput setaf 4)$2$(tput sgr0) will be branched off of branch $(tput bold)$(tput setaf 4)$1$(tput sgr0). Is that you wanted to do? " yn
if [[ ! $yn =~ [Yy] ]] ; then
  exit
fi

exit
#Check-out the source branch from where the new branch should be branched from
git checkout $1
git pull

#Create the new branch, checkout that branch, and push it to github
git branch $2
git checkout $2
git push origin $2

#checkout master and delete local copy of the new branch (Can't delete a branch when we're in that branch)
git checkout master
git branch $2 -D

#DO a git pull on master and then checkout the new branch from github
git pull
git checkout $2

echo "new branch $2 has been created"