git-hide

#!/bin/sh

set -e

die()
{
        echo "fatal: $@" >&2
        exit 1
}

test $# -eq 1 || die "invalid number of arguments"

src=refs/heads/$1
old=$(git show-ref --hash --verify "$src" 2>/dev/null) ||
        die "not a valid branch: $1"
dst=refs/hidden/$1
! git rev-parse -q --verify "$dst" >/dev/null ||
        die "ref already exists: $dst"
git update-ref "$dst" "$src"

# cleanup
git update-ref -d "$src" "$old" ||
        git update-ref -d "$dst" "$old" 2>/dev/null

git-unhide

#!/bin/sh

set -e

die()
{
        echo "fatal: $@" >&2
        exit 1
}

listhidden()
{
  echo "Hidden branches:"
  ls .git/refs/hidden
  exit
}

test $# -eq 1 || listhidden

src=refs/hidden/$1
old=$(git show-ref --hash --verify "$src" 2>/dev/null) || die "not a valid branch: $1"
dst=refs/heads/$1
! git rev-parse -q --verify "$dst" >/dev/null || die "ref already exists: $dst"
git update-ref "$dst" "$src"

# cleanup
git update-ref -d "$src" "$old" || git update-ref -d "$dst" "$old" 2>/dev/null