List Git Branches by Recency

git-recent-branches

#!/bin/bash
#
# Blame @gnarmis if this doesn't work
#
# Put this anywhere on your $PATH (~/bin is recommended). Then git will see it
# and you'll be able to do `git recent-branches`.
#
# Show top 5 most recent branches:
#   $ git recent-branches | head -n 5
#
#

set -e
git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate refs/heads/ --format='%(refname)' | sed 's/refs\/heads\///g'