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title: "Git Checkout Using Partial Branch Name Matching"
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# Git Checkout Using Partial Branch Name Matching

<p>How about this? zsh bash</p>
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<pre>CO() {<br />  if [ ! "$1" ] ; then<br />    echo 'usage: CO branch-name'<br />    git branch<br />    return<br />  fi<br />  branchname=$(git branch --format="%(refname:short)" | grep $1)<br />  if [ ! "$branchname" ]; then<br />    echo "branch name not found. $1"<br />    echo "branch names:"<br />    git brahcn<br />    return<br />  fi<br />  git checkout $branchname<br />}</pre>