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Created September 4, 2018 22:47
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SourceTree Custom Action to FETCH the selected branch
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git_fetch_by_hash
#!/bin/bash
set -e
set -o pipefail
unset fetch_git_branch
fetch_git_branch=`git name-rev --refs=heads/* --name-only $1 | grep -oE '^[^~]+'`
echo fetching... $fetch_git_branch
git fetch origin $fetch_git_branch:$fetch_git_branch
unset fetch_git_branch
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git_fetch_by_hash.md

For use in Atlassian SourceTree as a custom action.

Usage

Select a branch in SourceTree, then invoke the custom action that calls this script. The selected branch will be fetched and fast-forwarded.

Installation:

  1. Download the accompanying git_fetch_by_hash shell script into a location on your PATH. Ensure it is executable with chmod u+x git_fetch_by_hash
  2. In Atlassian, open Preferences and create a new Custom Action:
  • set Script to run: to git_fetch_by_hash
  • set Parameters: to $SHA
  • (optional) set a keyboard shortcut
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