Steven Cipolla's branch switching script

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

OIFS=$IFS
IFS=$'\n'

count=10
if [ -n "$1" ]; then
  count=$1
fi

branches=( $(git for-each-ref --sort='-committerdate' --count=$((count+3)) --format='(%(refname:short)) %(subject), %(committerdate:relative)' refs/heads | grep -v 'v5') )

for i in ${!branches[@]}; do
	let idx=i+1
	echo -e "[$idx]\t${branches[$i]})"
done

echo 'Enter branch number, nothing to exit:'
read b

if [[ "$b" -gt "0" ]] && [[ "$b" -le "$count" ]]; then
	let idx=b-1
	git checkout $(echo "${branches[$idx]})" | sed 's/(\(\S*\)).*/\1/')
fi

IFS=$OIFS