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@@ -1,8 +1,49 @@ git-checkout-history ==================== +Store history of your previously checked out git branches and quickly go back to recent branches. +Here's an example of how it's used: - - $ git checkout-save a-branch-name + $ git branch + * master + + $ git checkout-store -b new-feature + Switched to a new branch 'new-feature' + + $ git checkout-store -b feature-to-code-review + Switched to a new branch 'feature-to-code-review' + + $ git checkout-store master + Switched to branch 'master' + + $ git checkout-history + [1] feature-to-code-review + [2] new-feature + + $ git checkout-history 2 + Switched to branch 'new-feature' + $ git checkout-history + [1] master + [2] feature-to-code-review + [3] new-feature + + +Branch history is stored in a file called `~/.git-checkout-history`. This is a YAML file that contains a list of previously stored branches. + +To make the tool easier to use, git aliases can be used: + + $ git config --global alias.chs checkout-store + $ git config --global alias.ch checkout-history + + $ git chs a-branch + + +## Known Issues +* Currently, branch history is stored globally. When used in multiple repositories, all branches go to the same list. There should be a different branch storage list for each repository. +* History never gets cleared. Not sure if this is actually an issue, but personally I don't really care about branch history from before the current day. + + +## License +Licensed under the MIT license. See the included LICENSE file. |