Added convenience scripts for creating and removing git branches

Author: oscarkramer

scripts/gcrbr.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Git create branch. Also creates upstream origin/branch and switches to new branch
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ -z $1 ]; then
+  echo; echo "git remove branch: need branch name."; echo
+  exit 0
+fi 
+
+branchname=$1
+git checkout -b $branchname
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo; echo "Local branch not created."; echo
+  exit 1
+fi
+git push -u origin  $branchname
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo; echo "Remote branch not created."; echo
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo; echo "Branch $branchname successfully created."; echo
+
+exit 0
+
+      
+

scripts/grmbr.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Git remove branch. Deletes local AND upstream origin/branch.
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ -z $1 ]; then
+  echo; echo "git remove branch: need branch name."; echo
+  exit 0
+fi 
+
+branchname=$1
+echo 
+read -p "Are you sure you want to completely delete $branchname? [y/N]" yesno
+if [ -z $yesno ]; then
+  yesno="no"
+fi
+
+if [ $yesno == "y" ] || [ $yesno == "Y" ]; then
+  git branch -d $branchname
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo; echo "Local branch not deleted."; echo
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  git push origin --delete $branchname
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo; echo "Remote branch not deleted."; echo
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo; echo "Branch $branchname successfully removed."; echo
+exit 0
+
+      
+