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How to check if a git branch exists in the local/remote repository?
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# Local: | |
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21151178/shell-script-to-check-if-specified-git-branch-exists | |
# test if the branch is in the local repository. | |
# return 1 if the branch exists in the local, or 0 if not. | |
function is_in_local() { | |
local branch=${1} | |
local existed_in_local=$(git branch --list ${branch}) | |
if [[ -z ${existed_in_local} ]]; then | |
echo 0 | |
else | |
echo 1 | |
fi | |
} | |
# Remote: | |
# Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8223906/how-to-check-if-remote-branch-exists-on-a-given-remote-repository | |
# test if the branch is in the remote repository. | |
# return 1 if its remote branch exists, or 0 if not. | |
function is_in_remote() { | |
local branch=${1} | |
local existed_in_remote=$(git ls-remote --heads origin ${branch}) | |
if [[ -z ${existed_in_remote} ]]; then | |
echo 0 | |
else | |
echo 1 | |
fi | |
} |
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