# branch switch tool

An interactive branch switcher for the terminal using fzf. Lists all local and remote branches with a live preview of the last commits — including branches not yet pushed. Download and install to /usr/local/bin to use from any repository.

branch-switch.sh ↓ download

#!/bin/bash

# Lists all local and remote branches with a commit preview

# Local-only branches (not pushed) are included

git branch -a \

| grep -v '\->' \

| sed 's/^[* ]*//; s|remotes/origin/||' \

| sort -u \

| fzf \

--height=40% --reverse --border --ansi \

--prompt='Switch to branch: ' \

--header='All branches [Enter=checkout Esc=cancel]' \

--preview='git log --oneline --color=always -20 "origin/{}" 2>/dev/null

|| git log --oneline --color=always -20 "{}"' \

--preview-window=right:60%

git checkout "$branch"

Manual installation

$ curl -fsSL https://git4.dev/branch-switch.sh \

-o /usr/local/bin/branch-switch.sh

$ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/branch-switch.sh

Requires: git, fzf, curl

Automated — install.sh

$ curl -fsSL https://git4.dev/install.sh | bash

• apt-based systems: missing dependencies (git, fzf, curl) are installed automatically

• other systems: git, fzf and curl must be installed manually first