compare_branches.bash

function silencing_stderr() {
  $* 2>/dev/null
}

function branch_names() {
  git br | awk '{print $1}' | grep -v '*' | xargs
}

for branch_name in $(branch_names)
do
  echo -n "${branch_name}: "
  echo -n $'\t\t' # add a tab. Tabs are special. See http://superuser.com/questions/362235/how-do-i-enter-a-literal-tab-character-in-a-bash-shell
  silencing_stderr git log -n 1 $branch_name | grep "Date: " | cut -c 9- | head -1
done