git-branch-bases

#!/bin/bash

## Derived from : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2108405/branch-descriptions-in-git
## answered May 23 '13 at 9:21 ## jsageryd

# Shows branches with bases
function gb() {
  branches=$(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' refs/heads/ | sed 's|refs/heads/||')
  head=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
  for branch in $branches; do
    base=$(git describe --abbrev=0 $branch 2>/dev/null)
    if [ $branch == $head ]; then
      branch="* \033[0;32m$branch\033[0m"
     else
       branch="  $branch"
     fi
     echo -e "$branch \033[0;36m$base\033[0m"
  done
}

gb