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Paul Irish 3f6b498667
ci: set up npm trusted publishing (OIDC) 2026-04-27 08:42:46 -07:00
Paul Irish aa19c34401
2.2.0 2026-04-27 08:40:57 -07:00
Paul Irish 3b429ea804
Merge branch 'master' of github.com:paulirish/git-recent 2026-04-27 08:40:25 -07:00
Paul Irish d23d325693
easy worktree switching (#37) 2026-04-27 08:39:26 -07:00
Paul Irish 724f48ca79
cleaner diff base cmd 2026-03-29 12:05:27 -07:00
Paul Irish cdffe4c40a 2.1.0 2025-10-25 11:59:25 -07:00
Paul Irish bd0ad4207d
commit listing should include full commit message body (#35) 2025-10-25 11:58:11 -07:00
Paul Irish 2e5e69fe30
Merge remote-tracking branch 'refs/remotes/origin/master' 2025-07-04 12:28:51 -07:00
Paul Irish 6b98834931
todo 2025-07-04 12:27:46 -07:00
Paul Irish 6322cde317 2.0.4 2025-07-04 11:26:14 -07:00
Paul Irish 479bc17a4a adapt cmds to be more cross-shell compatible 2025-07-01 11:50:28 -07:00
Paul Irish d892c4bbf2
2.0.3 2025-06-27 14:06:22 -07:00
Paul Irish 73e40691c6
chromium cl status integration (#33) 2025-06-27 14:05:51 -07:00
Paul Irish d5f63cf328
early exit if not in repo. thx @pickx. closes #32 2025-06-14 12:52:41 -07:00
Paul Irish 34af71aef0
readme update 2025-06-14 12:49:02 -07:00
Paul Irish 5af5ff70c8
homebrew formula 2025-06-14 12:10:05 -07:00
Paul Irish 959e8343da
2.0.2 2025-06-14 12:08:53 -07:00
Paul Irish 6b628b190c
add GIT_RECENT_QUERY env for testing 2025-06-14 12:01:37 -07:00
Paul Irish fbb93ae381
diff_base note. #28 2025-04-15 10:58:09 -07:00
Paul Irish aa46ef3070
ctrl-y to copy branch name to clipboard (#30) 2025-04-15 10:32:14 -07:00
Paul Irish 1bf0581139 extra arg for listing a remote's branches. still not sure about this 2025-02-13 16:18:14 -08:00
Paul Irish 6bd7ff3fdf
grab HEAD branch of origin (main, master) more reliably 2025-02-11 07:59:29 -08:00
Paul Irish bfda73056b
2.0.1 2025-02-06 19:34:47 -08:00
Paul Irish 1c233e995c
Drop fzf-tmux for plain fzf. The popup just complicated it, so I never used it 2025-02-06 19:34:40 -08:00
Paul Irish b324fc2e4a
2.0.0 2025-02-06 17:41:37 -08:00
Paul Irish 8237f19b10
package.json for npm publish 2025-02-06 17:39:04 -08:00
Paul Irish e8a0560e05
Merge pull request #26 from paulirish/two-oh-prep
git recent 2.0
2025-02-06 17:32:41 -08:00
Paul Irish de576427fa
update readme for 2.0. use progressive enhancement for diff pager util 2025-02-06 17:29:27 -08:00
Paul Irish b55a2e4217
rename new to git-recent 2025-02-06 13:27:08 -08:00
Paul Irish 8d19748426
Move git-recent-og 2025-02-06 13:24:41 -08:00
Paul Irish fd0275f148
update summary 2025-02-06 11:46:45 -08:00
Paul Irish 938db7514f
authordate preferred 2025-02-06 11:22:18 -08:00
Paul Irish d2e08436da standalone and checkout works great now 2024-06-07 12:25:20 -07:00
Paul Irish 9d13948f50 recent with fzf tweak 2024-04-25 09:19:34 -07:00
Paul Irish 03cf5a320e rename. invoking this with a git alias now 2024-02-27 15:44:13 -08:00
Paul Irish cfd00de858 add fzf powered git browse. incl all of git recent and trigger for diffbranch 2024-02-22 11:18:33 -08:00
Paul Irish 8d67039988 denser 2024-02-22 11:07:14 -08:00
Paul Irish 1985391134 v1.1.1 2019-06-20 20:20:30 -07:00
Tim 09848b42e5 Handle new git behavior requiring count parameter (#19) 2019-06-20 20:19:17 -07:00
Paul Irish a7ae3198bd v1.1.0 2018-10-11 11:35:28 -07:00
Kevin Ramsunder 514bf95d27 Add count parameter (-n) (#12) 2018-10-11 11:34:55 -07:00
Paul Irish 8beb4ddc42
readme: install with homebrew 2018-04-20 09:48:18 -07:00
Daniel Liuzzi 68acec4862 Target both 32-bit & 64-bit MinGW (#17) 2018-04-20 09:29:24 -07:00
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name: Publish to npm
on:
workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual triggering
release:
types: [published]
jobs:
publish:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
id-token: write # Required for OIDC
contents: read # Required for checkout
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 22.14.0
registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
- name: Publish to npm
run: |
npm install -g npm@latest
npm publish --provenance --access public --registry https://registry.npmjs.org/

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#!/bin/bash
##
## git-recent
##
## list all local branches, sorted by last commit, formatted reall purdy
##
#
# git recent 2.0 - switching branches, but so fancy
#
# - view recently edited local branches
# - see unique commits to that branch, and optionally the branch diff (against the main/master/primary branch) with Ctrl-o
# - hit Enter to checkout the selected branch.
# - text filtering against branch names, too.
#
# Windows needs more basic format (#8, git-for-windows/git#865)
case $(uname -s) in
CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*)
branch='%(refname:short)'
spacer=' '
;;
*)
branch='%(color:yellow)%(refname:short)%(color:reset)'
spacer='%(color:black) %(color:reset)'
;;
esac
if ! command -v fzf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "Error: fzf is not installed. Please install fzf to use git-recent." >&2
exit 1
fi
[ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree)" = "true" ] || exit
format="\
%(HEAD) \
$branch|\
%(color:bold red)%(objectname:short)%(color:reset) \
%(color:bold green)(%(committerdate:relative))%(color:reset) \
%(color:bold blue)%(authorname)%(color:reset) \
%(color:yellow)%(upstream:track)%(color:reset)
$spacer|\
%(contents:subject)
$spacer|"
if [[ "$1" == "--help" ]]; then
echo "git-recent: Browse and checkout recently used Git branches."
echo
echo "Keybindings:"
echo " Enter: Checkout the selected branch (or jump to its worktree if open elsewhere)"
echo " Ctrl-O: Show the diff of the selected branch against the main/master branch"
echo " Ctrl-C: Exit"
exit 0
fi
lessopts="--tabs=4 --quit-if-one-screen --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS --no-init"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
git for-each-ref \
--color=always \
--sort=-committerdate \
"refs/heads/" \
--format="$format" \
| column -ts '|' \
| less "$lessopts"
# The HEAD of the primary branch (eg main or master or w/e), for diffing.
# TODO: some branch mgmt approaches don't work well with this. And may prefer `git log --pretty=format:%H --merges -n 1`. See https://github.com/paulirish/git-recent/issues/28
diff_base=$(git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD)
# The above command:
# for all known branches,
# (force coloring on this, especially since it's being piped)
# sort descending by last commit
# show local branches (change to "" to include both local + remote branches)
# apply the formatting template above
# break into columns
# use the pager only if there's not enough space
# Extract branch name (without any trailing text, like the Chromium link)
define_branchname="branchname=\\\$(echo {1} | cut -d' ' -f1)"
# Colorized hash, author, date, then commit subject followed by commit message body (wrapped and indented).
commits_format="%C(red bold)%h %C(bold blue)%an %C(bold green)%ad %Creset%s%w(0,4,4)%+b%w(0,0,0)"
uniqcommits_cmd="sh -c \"$define_branchname; git log --date=human --color=always --format='$commits_format' --no-merges $diff_base..\\\$branchname\""
# Progressive enhancement if you have delta or diff-so-fancy
diff_pager_cmd=$(command -v delta || command -v diff-so-fancy)
pipe_to_pager=${diff_pager_cmd:+" | $diff_pager_cmd"}
diffbranch_cmd="sh -c \"$define_branchname; git diff --color=always $diff_base...\\\$branchname $pipe_to_pager\""
# Copy to clipboard, variants for mac/linux
copy_cmd="echo 'Could not copy {} to clipboard.'"
if command -v pbcopy >/dev/null; then
copy_cmd="printf '%s' {} | pbcopy"
elif command -v wl-copy >/dev/null; then
copy_cmd="printf '%s' {} | wl-copy"
elif command -v xclip >/dev/null; then
copy_cmd="printf '%s' {} | xclip -selection clipboard"
elif command -v xsel >/dev/null; then
copy_cmd="printf '%s' {} | xsel --clipboard"
fi
_get_worktree_for_branch() {
local branch="$1"
local current_toplevel
current_toplevel=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
# Find the worktree path for the given branch, excluding the current one.
# Using substr to handle paths with spaces correctly.
git worktree list --porcelain | awk -v target="refs/heads/$branch" -v current="$current_toplevel" '
/^worktree / { wt = substr($0, 10) }
/^branch / && $2 == target {
if (wt != current) {
print wt
exit
}
}
'
}
YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
DIM='\033[2m'
NC='\033[0m' # No Color
# if show_cl passed then also run git cl status. (chromium repos)
[[ "$1" == "--cl" || "$1" == "-cl" ]] && show_cl=true || show_cl=false
# if extra arg passed (eg `git recent remotename`), then list those remote branches, rather than local ones
[[ -n "$1" && "$show_cl" != true ]] && heads="refs/remotes/$1" || heads="refs/heads"
# fzf git inspiration:
# - https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/wiki/Examples#git
# - https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/wiki/Examples-(fish)#git
# - https://github.com/junegunn/fzf-git.sh (intense.)
# If there's a GIT_RECENT_QUERY environment variable, use it for non-interactive filtering. (Primarily added for testing: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/HEAD/Formula/g/git-recent.rb#L41-L46)
filterarg=${GIT_RECENT_QUERY:+"--filter=$GIT_RECENT_QUERY"}
# Chromium hackers may want reference to their relevant CL.
CL_STATUS=$([ "$show_cl" = true ] && git cl status --fast --no-branch-color | grep 'https://' | sed 's| (.*||')
# List of branches currently checked out in any worktree (including the current one)
WT_BRANCHES=$(git worktree list --porcelain | grep "^branch " | sed 's|^branch refs/heads/||')
_browse_branches() {
git for-each-ref --sort=-authordate "$heads" --format="%(refname:short)" \
| while read -r branch_name; do
wt_symbol=""
if echo "$WT_BRANCHES" | grep -qFx "$branch_name"; then
wt_symbol=" ⇶"
fi
if [ "$show_cl" != true ]; then
printf "$YELLOW%s$DIM%s$NC\n" "$branch_name" "$wt_symbol"
continue
fi
review_url=$(echo "$CL_STATUS" | grep -E "\b${branch_name} :" | grep -o -E 'https://.*' | sed 's|https://||')
# Using fancy integrated hyperlinks: https://iterm2.com/feature-reporting/Hyperlinks_in_Terminal_Emulators.html
# TODO: maybe get rid of the crrev.com/c/ text as the link?
# TODO: use `git config branch.$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD).gerritissue` and gerritserver to avoid using `git cl status`
printf "$YELLOW%s$DIM%s \033]8;;%s\a%s\033]8;;\a$NC\n" "$branch_name" "$wt_symbol" "https://$review_url" "$review_url"
done \
| fzf \
$filterarg --ansi -- --layout=reverse --multi --height=90% --min-height=20 \
--border-label-pos=2 --border-label '🌲 Branches' --border \
--no-hscroll --no-multi \
--preview-window='right,70%,border-left,border-rounded' --preview="$uniqcommits_cmd" --preview-label="Commits unique to branch" \
--header $'ENTER (checkout)\nCTRL-O (show branch diff)\nCTRL-Y (copy name to clipboard)' \
--bind 'preview-scroll-up:preview-up+preview-up+preview-up' \
--bind 'preview-scroll-down:preview-down+preview-down+preview-down' \
--bind "ctrl-y:execute-silent($copy_cmd)" \
--bind "ctrl-o:preview:$diffbranch_cmd"
}
output="$(_browse_branches)"
line_count=$(printf "%s" "$output" | wc -l)
if [[ -n "$output" ]] && (( line_count == 0 )); then
chosen_branch=$(echo "$output" | cut -d' ' -f1)
wt_path=$(_get_worktree_for_branch "$chosen_branch")
if [[ -n "$wt_path" ]]; then
echo "Branch '$chosen_branch' is open in worktree: $wt_path" >&2
echo "$wt_path"
else
echo "git checkout $chosen_branch" >&2
git checkout "$chosen_branch"
fi
else
echo "$output"
fi

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#!/bin/bash
##
## git-recent
##
## list all local branches, sorted by last commit, formatted reall purdy
##
# Windows needs more basic format (#8, git-for-windows/git#865)
case $(uname -s) in
CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*)
branch='%(refname:short)'
;;
*)
branch='%(color:yellow)%(refname:short)%(color:reset)'
;;
esac
COUNT=0
while getopts "n:" opt; do
case ${opt} in
n )
if ! [[ $OPTARG =~ ^[0-9]{1,}$ ]]; then
echo "-n should be an integer."
exit 1
fi
COUNT=${OPTARG}
shift
;;
esac
done
shift $((OPTIND-1))
format="\
%(HEAD) \
$branch|\
%(color:bold red)%(objectname:short)%(color:reset) \
%(color:bold green)(%(committerdate:relative))%(color:reset) \
%(color:bold blue)%(authorname)%(color:reset) \
%(color:yellow)%(upstream:track)%(color:reset) \
%(contents:subject)"
lessopts="--tabs=4 --quit-if-one-screen --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS --no-init"
git for-each-ref \
--color=always \
--count=$COUNT \
--sort=-committerdate \
"refs/heads/" \
--format="$format" \
| column -ts '|' \
| less "$lessopts"
# The above command:
# for all known branches,
# (force coloring on this, especially since it's being piped)
# optionally, specify the number of branches you want to display
# sort descending by last commit
# show local branches (change to "" to include both local + remote branches)
# apply the formatting template above
# break into columns
# use the pager only if there's not enough space

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#!/bin/bash
#
# git-watch: A streaming perspective of git changes and commits.
#
# Monitors the current repository for:
# - New commits (displays 'git show')
# - Working directory & index changes (displays 'git diff HEAD' and untracked files)
#
# Requires 'watchexec' for responsiveness.
#
# Check if we're in a git repo
[ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/dev/null)" = "true" ] || {
echo "Error: Not a git repository." >&2
exit 1
}
# Check for dependencies
if ! command -v watchexec >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "Error: 'watchexec' is required for git-watch. Please install it (e.g., 'brew install watchexec')." >&2
exit 1
fi
if [[ "$1" == "--help" || "$1" == "-h" ]]; then
echo "git-watch: A streaming perspective of git changes and commits."
echo
echo "Usage: git-watch [--debug]"
echo
echo "Options:"
echo " --debug Log what would be run instead of running it"
echo
echo "Features:"
echo " - Shows 'git show' on new commits"
echo " - Shows 'git diff HEAD' on working tree/index changes"
echo " - Uses 'watchexec' for high-speed responsiveness"
echo " - Uses your fancy pager (delta/diff-so-fancy) without blocking"
exit 0
fi
DEBUG_MODE=false
if [[ "$1" == "--debug" || "$2" == "--debug" ]]; then
DEBUG_MODE=true
fi
# Pager detection (compatible with delta, diff-so-fancy, etc.)
pager_cmd=$(command -v delta || command -v diff-so-fancy)
if [ -n "$pager_cmd" ]; then
if [[ "$pager_cmd" == *"delta"* ]]; then
pager_cmd="$pager_cmd --paging=never"
fi
pipe_to_pager=" | $pager_cmd"
fi
git_run() {
if [ "$DEBUG_MODE" = true ]; then
echo -e "\033[0;35m[DEBUG] Would run: git --no-pager \"$@\" --color=always$pipe_to_pager\033[0m"
return
fi
eval "git --no-pager \"\$@\" --color=always$pipe_to_pager"
}
# Cross-platform hashing for change detection
hash_cmd=$(command -v shasum || command -v sha1sum || echo "cksum")
update() {
local mode="$1"
local git_dir state_file
git_dir=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)
[ -n "$git_dir" ] || return
state_file="$git_dir/watch-state"
local current_head last_head current_state_hash last_state_hash
current_head=$(git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null)
# Capture status and diff for hashing (ignoring untracked files for now)
local status_output=$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)
local diff_output=$(git diff HEAD 2>/dev/null)
# TODO: Re-evaluate untracked file support later.
current_state_hash=$( (echo "$status_output"; echo "$diff_output") | $hash_cmd | cut -d' ' -f1)
if [[ -f "$state_file" && "$mode" != "--initial" ]]; then
read -r last_head last_state_hash < "$state_file"
fi
if [ "$DEBUG_MODE" = true ]; then
echo -e "\033[0;35m[DEBUG] Mode: $mode\033[0m"
echo -e "\033[0;35m[DEBUG] HEAD: $current_head (Last: ${last_head:-NONE})\033[0m"
echo -e "\033[0;35m[DEBUG] State Hash: $current_state_hash (Last: ${last_state_hash:-NONE})\033[0m"
fi
local did_something=false
# 1. Commit detection
if [[ "$current_head" != "$last_head" || "$mode" == "--initial" ]]; then
echo -e "\n\033[1;34m=== Current Commit: $(git log -1 --format='%h %s' 2>/dev/null) ===\033[0m"
git_run show --summary --stat -p
did_something=true
fi
# 2. Working directory detection
if [[ "$current_state_hash" != "$last_state_hash" || "$mode" == "--initial" ]]; then
if [[ -n "$status_output" ]]; then
echo -e "\n\033[1;32m=== Changes ===\033[0m"
# Show diff of tracked changes
if [[ -n "$diff_output" ]]; then
git_run diff HEAD
fi
# TODO: Implement surgical untracked file support here if needed.
did_something=true
fi
fi
# Update state so we don't repeat this in the next --step
if [[ "$did_something" == "true" ]]; then
if [ "$DEBUG_MODE" = true ]; then
echo -e "\033[0;35m[DEBUG] Would update state file: $current_head $current_state_hash\033[0m"
else
echo "$current_head $current_state_hash" > "$state_file"
fi
fi
}
# Internal flag for watchexec to call back into the script
if [[ "$1" == "--step" ]]; then
update "--step"
exit 0
fi
# Main execution loop
update "--initial"
pass_debug=""
if [ "$DEBUG_MODE" = true ]; then
pass_debug="--debug"
fi
echo -e "\033[0;32mWatching with watchexec...\033[0m"
# --postpone: don't run immediately on start (we already did update --initial)
# --quiet: suppress watchexec status messages
# exec is used so that Ctrl-C goes directly to watchexec and terminates the session
exec watchexec --quiet --postpone -i .git -w . -w "$(git rev-parse --git-dir)/HEAD" -- "$0" --step $pass_debug

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.TH GIT-RECENT 1 "February 8, 2025" "git-recent 2.0"
.SH NAME
git recent \- Browse and checkout recently used Git branches.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B git recent
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B git recent
provides an interactive interface (using
.I fzf
) to browse your latest local git branches. It displays a list of branches sorted by recency, shows the unique commits for each branch, and allows you to checkout a branch with
.B Enter\fR.
You can also view the diff of a branch against the main/master branch.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B --help
Display a help message.
.SH KEYBINDINGS
.TP
.B Enter
Checkout the selected branch. If the branch is already open in a separate git worktree, the script will output the path to jump there. (See README for automatic switching via a small shell wrapper).
.TP
.B Up/Down arrow keys
Navigate the branch list.
.TP
.B Type
Filter branch list with fuzzy text matching
.TP
.B Ctrl-o
Show the diff of the selected branch against the main/master branch.
.TP
.B Ctrl-C
Exit.
.SH INSTALLATION
.I fzf
is required. https://junegunn.github.io/fzf/installation/
.SH SEE ALSO
.I fzf(1), git(1), git-open(1), diff-so-fancy(1), delta(1)
.br
.I git-recent-og
(for the non-fzf version)

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{
"name": "git-recent",
"version": "2.2.0",
"lockfileVersion": 3,
"requires": true,
"packages": {
"": {
"name": "git-recent",
"version": "2.2.0",
"license": "MIT",
"bin": {
"git-recent": "git-recent",
"git-recent-og": "git-recent-og"
}
}
}
}

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{
"name": "git-recent",
"version": "1.0.4",
"description": "List recent git branches, formatted so fancy",
"version": "2.2.0",
"description": "List recent git branches, select one for checkout. See branch commits and diffs, all formatted so fancy",
"bin": {
"git-recent": "git-recent"
"git-recent": "git-recent",
"git-recent-og": "git-recent-og",
"git-watch": "git-watch"
},
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
},
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "git+https://github.com/paulirish/git-recent.git"
"url": "https://github.com/paulirish/git-recent"
},
"keywords": [
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# git-recent
# git recent
Type `git recent` to see your latest local git branches
Speedily browse your latest local git branches, `checkout` with Enter. Also view branches unique commits, and optionally the diff against main.
## Usage
[Demo video of git recent 2.0](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/441f0b9b-8469-41bd-a826-0bb0cd7c7de8)
git recent
`git recent` now offers an interactive UI (thx to [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf)) for browsing recent branches, seeing differences, and `checkout`'ing your selection.
See a diff of your branch vs main with `ctrl-o`. If you have [delta](https://dandavison.github.io/delta//) it'll use that for formatting, but will fallback, too.
![git-recent screenshot](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/39191/17446638/039d4cee-5aff-11e6-9e11-4294f0020513.png)
If you're like me, mostly using classic git commands, then `git recent` provides a nice upgrade for browsing/selecting recent branches. But if you're a TUI fan using [git-fuzzy](https://github.com/bigH/git-fuzzy), [`lazygit`](https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit) or [`tig`](https://jonas.github.io/tig/) or [`fzf-git`](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf-git.sh), well… this probably isn't an upgrade. :p (But you can certainly [read the source](/git-recent) quickly!)
If you're a Windows user, you need to use [Git Bash](https://git-scm.com/downloads) or similar shell in order to effectively use this utility.
### Installation
You can add the `git-recent` location to your path (e.g. add the directory to your `PATH` environment
or copy `git-recent` into an existing included path like `/usr/local/bin` or `~/bin/`).
`fzf` is required for 2.0. TBH, it's a fantastic tool; those [shell key bindings](https://junegunn.github.io/fzf/shell-integration/) are _delightful_. That said, if you're dependency-averse, the older version below, [`git recent-og`](#git-recent-og), may be for you.
You can use also `npm` to install the global binary:
* Mac: `brew install fzf`
* Linux: `sudo apt-get install fzf`
* Windows: `choco install fzf`
npm install --global git-recent
Then, do one of these:
* Manual: Grab the `git-recent` script from this repo and put it anywhere in your `$PATH`. Run `chmod +x git-recent`.
* Via NPM: `npm install --global git-recent`
* Homebrew: `brew install git-recent`
<!-- homebrew formula: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/g/git-recent.rb -->
### Usage
git recent
Hit `Enter` to checkout the selected branch.
Type or use arrow keys to navigate your list of branches.
Hit `ctrl-o` to see the branch diff.
#### Worktree Support
If a branch is already open in a separate git worktree, `git recent` will detect it and provide instructions to `cd` there. To enable **automatic** directory switching, add one of these wrapper functions to your shell config:
##### Bash / Zsh (in `.bashrc` or `.zshrc`)
```bash
recent() {
local o=$(command git-recent "$@")
[ -d "$o" ] && cd "$o" || [ -n "$o" ] && echo "$o"
}
```
##### Fish (in `~/.config/fish/config.fish`)
```fish
function recent
set -l o (command git-recent $argv)
if test -d "$o"
cd $o
else if test -n "$o"
echo $o
end
end
```
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# `git recent-og`
`git recent-og` is the [OG](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OG) `git recent`, released back in 2016. Now it's been renamed to `git recent-og`.
git recent-og
Optionally, add `-n<int>` to see the most recent `<n>` branches
git recent-og -n5
![git-recent-og screenshot](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/39191/17446638/039d4cee-5aff-11e6-9e11-4294f0020513.png)
If you're a Windows user, you need to use [Git Bash](https://git-scm.com/downloads) or similar shell in order to effectively use this utility.
### Installation
Install with `npm` or `brew` as above, or copy `git-recent-og` script into an existing path like `/usr/local/bin` or `~/bin/`.
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Copyright Paul Irish. Licensed under MIT.
## Changelog
- **2016-05-16** - added to [paulirish/dotfiles](https://github.com/paulirish/dotfiles/commit/1ca1ff760832af558447145fa2a367046b1829d2)
- **2016-08-05** - released in standalone repo and published to npm
- **2025-02** - 2.0 upgrade with fzf integration. 1.0 binary is now available as `git recent-og`.
- **2019-06** - Last bugfix for 1.0 landed. Been stable since then.
- **2018-10** - Added count `-n` parameter
- **2016-08** - released in standalone repo and published to npm
- **2016-05** - added to [paulirish/dotfiles](https://github.com/paulirish/dotfiles/commit/1ca1ff760832af558447145fa2a367046b1829d2)