git-recent

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# git recent\n\nSpeedily browse your latest local git branches, `checkout` with Enter. Also view  branches unique commits, and optionally the diff against main.\n\n[Demo video of git recent 2.0](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/441f0b9b-8469-41bd-a826-0bb0cd7c7de8)\n\n`git recent` now offers an interactive UI (thx to [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf)) for browsing recent branches, seeing differences, and `checkout`\u0027ing your selection.\n\nSee a diff of your branch vs main with `ctrl-o`. If you have [delta](https://dandavison.github.io/delta//) it\u0027ll use that for formatting, but will fallback, too.\n\nIf you\u0027re like me, mostly using classic git commands, then `git recent` provides a nice upgrade for browsing/selecting recent branches. But if you\u0027re 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\u2026 this probably isn\u0027t an upgrade. :p  (But you can certainly [read the source](/git-recent) quickly!)\n\n\n### Installation\n\n`fzf` is required for 2.0. TBH, it\u0027s a fantastic tool; those [shell key bindings](https://junegunn.github.io/fzf/shell-integration/) are _delightful_. That said, if you\u0027re dependency-averse, the older version below, [`git recent-og`](#git-recent-og), may be for you.\n\n* Mac: `brew install fzf`\n* Linux: `sudo apt-get install fzf`\n* Windows: `choco install fzf`\n\nThen, do one of these:\n\n* Manual: Grab the `git-recent` script from this repo and put it anywhere in your `$PATH`. Run `chmod +x git-recent`.\n* Via NPM: `npm install --global git-recent`\n* Homebrew: `brew install git-recent`\n\n\u003c!-- homebrew formula: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/g/git-recent.rb --\u003e\n\n### Usage\n\n    git recent\n\nHit `Enter` to checkout the selected branch.\n\nType or use arrow keys to navigate your list of branches.\n\nHit `ctrl-o` to see the branch diff.\n\n#### Worktree Support\n\nIf a branc",
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