newbr

#!/bin/bash

# This script creates a new local branch,
# pushes it to the remote (origin by default),
# and sets the local branch to track the new remote branch.

# Check if the branch name is provided
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 <new_branch_name>"
  exit 1
fi

NEW_BRANCH_NAME="$1"
REMOTE_NAME="origin"

# 1. Create and switch to the new local branch
echo "Creating and switching to local branch: $NEW_BRANCH_NAME"
git checkout -b "$NEW_BRANCH_NAME" &>/dev/null

# Check if checkout was successful
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Error: Failed to create or switch to local branch '$NEW_BRANCH_NAME'."
  exit 1
fi

# 2. Push new local branch to the remote and set it to track
echo "Pushing '$NEW_BRANCH_NAME' to '$REMOTE_NAME' and setting as upstream."
git push -u "$REMOTE_NAME" "$NEW_BRANCH_NAME" &>/dev/null

# Check if push was successful
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Error: Failed to push branch '$NEW_BRANCH_NAME' to '$REMOTE_NAME'."
  echo "You might need to manually clean up the local branch if it was created: git branch -D $NEW_BRANCH_NAME"
  exit 1
fi

echo "Successfully created local branch '$NEW_BRANCH_NAME',"
echo "pushed it to '$REMOTE_NAME',"
echo "and set it to track '$REMOTE_NAME/$NEW_BRANCH_NAME'."
echo "You are now on branch '$NEW_BRANCH_NAME'."