unixorn/git-extra-commands

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Delete a remote git branch
#
# Copyright 2022, Joe Block <jpb@unixorn.net>

set -o pipefail
if [[ -n "$DEBUG" ]]; then
  set -x
fi

function debug() {
  if [[ -n "$DEBUG" ]]; then
    echo "$@"
  fi
}

function fail() {
  printf '%s\n' "$1" >&2  ## Send message to stderr. Exclude >&2 if you don't want it that way.
  exit "${2-1}"  ## Return a code specified by $2 or 1 by default.
}

function has() {
  # Check if a command is in $PATH
  which "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1
}

if ! has git; then
  fail "Can't find git in your PATH"
fi

if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then
  myname=$(basename "$0")
  fail "Usage: $myname REMOTE_NAME BRANCH_NAME"
fi

REMOTE="$1"
BRANCH_NAME="$2"

exec git push "$REMOTE" --delete "$BRANCH_NAME"