show_git_branches_for_subfolders.sh - so you can see what branches each git project folder is on in a parent folder

show_git_branches_for_subfolders.sh

#!/bin/bash

# from https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/183361/get-git-branch-from-several-folders-repos
# function git_branches()
# {
    if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
        echo "Usage: $0 <dir>" >&2
        return 1
    fi

    if [[ ! -d "$1" ]]; then
        echo "Invalid dir specified: '${1}'"
        return 1
    fi

    # Subshell so we don't end up in a different dir than where we started.
    (
        cd "$1"
        for sub in *; do
            [[ -d "${sub}/.git" ]] || continue
            echo "$sub [$(cd "$sub"; git  branch | grep '^\*' | cut -d' ' -f2)]"
        done
    )
#}