master -> main, but support repos that use master

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bin/git-start b/bin/git-start
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8251fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/git-start
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+# Create a branch: `git start BRANCHNAME` (protip: run `git fall` first.) The
+# new branch will track origin/main by default, or origin/master if origin/main
+# doesn't exist. Tracking info gets used below.
+
+if git rev-parse --quiet --verify origin/main > /dev/null; then
+  exec git checkout --track origin/main -b "$@"
+elif git rev-parse --quiet --verify origin/master > /dev/null; then
+  exec git checkout --track origin/master -b "$@"
+fi
+
+exec git checkout --track origin/main -b "$@"