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bashrc-extract.sh
gm() {
if git branch | grep -q '^[* ]*master$'; then
git checkout master
else
git checkout main
fi
}
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samuelcolvin commented Mar 11, 2021 •
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I've always used the alias gm="git checkout master" to switch to my master branch.

I'm now moving to using main instead of master, but want gm to work on old and new projects as it used to. This tiny bash function does what I need.

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