This git command lists all branches (local and remote) and orders them by their most recent commit date. Also displays the commit author.

git-recent-details

#!/bin/bash

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# Git Recent with Details (by Tom Chapin - https://gist.github.com/tomchapin/dc0d53cbe7e8246955895017163faf48)
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# One-liner command by estani from this Stack Overflow thread:
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5188320/how-can-i-get-a-list-of-git-branches-ordered-by-most-recent-commit
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# This git command lists all branches (local and remote) and orders them by
# their most recent commit date. Also displays the commit author.
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# Installation:
# Copy this script as a file named "git-recent-details" somewhere in
# your path (For example: /usr/local/bin/git-recent-details), and then
# run "chmod +x git-recent-details" to give it execution permissions.
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# Usage:
# From inside your git repo, type "git recent-details"
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set -euo pipefail

for ref in $(git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --format="%(refname)" refs/heads/ refs/remotes ); do git log -n1 $ref --pretty=format:"%Cgreen%cr%Creset %C(yellow)%d%Creset %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset%n" | cat ; done | awk '! a[$0]++'