gip-branch-create

while [[ $1 ]]; do
  if [[ $1 == "-echo" ]]; then
    echo=true
    shift
  else
    newbranchname=$1
    shift
  fi
done

if [[ ! $newbranchname ]]; then
  echo "Need a name for the new branch"
  exit 1
fi

if [[ $echo ]]; then
  echo "git checkout -b $newbranchname"
  echo "git branch"
else
  git checkout -b "$newbranchname"
  git branch
fi