Lets user select a git branch to archive.

git-archive.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Select a branch to archive"
echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
PS3="Branch no or 0 to quit> "
options=( $(git branch -l | grep --invert-match '*' | grep --invert-match 'master') )
select opt in "${options[@]}"; do
    if [[ $opt != '' ]]; then
        echo "Archiving $opt ..."
        git tag archive/$opt $opt
        git branch -D $opt
        echo "Done. To restore, type:"
        echo "git checkout -b $opt archive/$opt"
    fi
    break
done