git_new_feature

This function will create and switch to a new feature branch with the given name.

The optional second parameter is the start point (main if not given) for the feature branch.

The optional third parameter is the upstream (origin if not given) for the feature branch.

The created feature branch will be pushed to the upstream if possible.

Set the following Git configuration variables on your repository if you want to use a rebase workflow:

$ git config set branch.autosetuprebase always
$ git config set --bool pull.rebase true

Or set it globally:

$ git config set --global branch.autosetuprebase always
$ git config set --global --bool pull.rebase true

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Usage

$ git_new_feature issue-1
$ git branch -vv
* issue-1 5a669af [origin/issue-1] initial
  main    5a669af [origin/main] initial
$ git log --oneline
5a669af (HEAD -> issue-1, origin/main, origin/issue-1, main) initial

$ touch work
$ git add work
$ git commit --quiet -m work
$ git push --quiet
$ git log --oneline
2baf87f (HEAD -> issue-1, origin/issue-1) work
5a669af (origin/main, main) initial

$ git_new_feature stacked issue-1
$ git branch -vv
  issue-1 2baf87f [origin/issue-1] work
  main    5a669af [origin/main] initial
* stacked 2baf87f [origin/stacked] work
$ git log --oneline
2baf87f (HEAD -> stacked, origin/stacked, origin/issue-1, issue-1) work
5a669af (origin/main, main) initial

$ git_new_feature issue-2 main upstream
$ git branch -vv
* issue-2 5a669af [upstream/another] initial
  issue-1 2baf87f [origin/issue-1] work
  main    5a669af [origin/main] initial
  stacked 2baf87f [origin/stacked] work
$ git log --oneline
5a669af (HEAD -> another, upstream/another, origin/main, main) initial

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