ddddavidmartin

[alias]
  co = !"find_and_checkout_branch(){\
    for last; do true; done ; \
    pattern='^/.*/$' ;\
    if [[ $# -eq 1 && $last =~ $pattern ]] ;\
    then \
      branch_pattern=`echo $last | sed -e 's/^\\///' -e 's/\\/$//'` ;\
      branch=`git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --format='%(refname:short)' refs/heads/ | grep -E -i $branch_pattern | head -n1` ;\
      if [[ $branch ]] ; then \
        git checkout $branch ;\