show git ahead/behind info for branches

git-branch-status

moved to github --> https://github.com/bill-auger/git-branch-status/

moved-to-github.md

This script has been moved to github and is now maintained by bill-auger in order to have a proper issue tracker - all further development and communications will take place there. Thank you for your stars and comments here!

https://github.com/bill-auger/git-branch-status/

this script is also now icluded in jwiegley's git-scripts collection but please direct comments, bug reports, and feature requests to the upstream issue tracker

try to run
git remote update
prior to running the script, this will sync your local repo to the remote one

save having to parse the output...
instead of: git rev-list --left-right {local}...{remote}; use:
git rev-list {local}..{remote} --count
git rev-list {remote}..{local} --count

See also https://gist.github.com/hilbix/7703225

If anyone is interested, I've added a status-line at the end if everything is synchronized. Which is quite nice if you also have a morning routine of doing git fetch --all && git-branch-status.

See: https://gist.github.com/kd35a/7924799

Edit: I'm having problems with basic arithmetics in bash, what the? Well, don't use my code for the time being.

git branch -v | grep -E 'ahead|behind' | sed -r 's/[ *]\s(\S*).*(\[(ahead|behind).+?\]).*/\1 \2/g' does nearly the same. Using git branch -vv one could also get the upstream branch name.

If anyone is interested, I've fixed kd35a's version of the script + added colors:

https://gist.github.com/knovoselic/1a20dc28dbb0141fc176

if anyone interested - i found this script too - and i liked it - and i prettified it :)

building on @knovoselic version:

• prettified into columns with adjustable max wdith
• added ability to filter by branch name and to show locals
• removed the temp file i/o - runs fully in memory
• added command-line switches and usage message

my fork is here

What a great script! 😍 Like you guys, I added colours and columns, and an indication of whether this branch has been merged into master, but I will admit my version is somewhat convoluted.

However, if you are only interested in the _current_ branch, then perhaps you would prefer to see ahead/behind counts on your prompt.

have add some features today

• added '*' indicator near current branch
• added dates of the last commit beside each branch and upstream

pull from my fork for the latest version

hopefully we can soon get this coordinated into a proper project

below is a screenshot of the latest version

i have created a repo for this script on github in order to have a proper issue tracker - all further development and communications will take place there - feel free to clone, fork, star , or watch the github repo -->

https://github.com/bill-auger/git-branch-status/

this script is also now icluded in jwiegley's git-scripts collection but please direct comments, bug reports, and feature requests to the upstream issue tracker

@jehiah -
could you please merge my fork into yours - this will replace the script body with a link to the latest upstream repo on github like so:

git remote add bill-auger-gist https://gist.github.com/9335fe2633eae38d3070.git
git fetch bill-auger-gist
git merge bill-auger-gist/master