gistfile1.txt

#get the war files from the git repo

branch = "release-12"

bash "name_git_repo" do
  user "username"
  cwd "path/to/repo"
  code "git checkout -b #{branch}-#{DateTime.now} origin/#{branch}"
  action :nothing
end

git "/path/to/repo" do
  repository "user@server:~/path/to/repo}"
  reference branch
  user "username"
  action :sync
  notifies :execute, resources(:bash => "name_git_repo")
end