fix: use quiet checkout to avoid exception on git checkout#1792
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Pull request overview
This PR fixes create-new-feature.ps1 failing during branch creation when git checkout emits output to the error stream under $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop', by making the checkout operation quiet.
Changes:
- Add Git’s quiet flag to
git checkout -bto prevent stderr output on successful checkout. - Preserve existing flow: try/catch around checkout +
$LASTEXITCODEcheck + fallback branch-exists detection.
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fix: use quiet checkout to avoid exception on git checkout (github#1792)
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Description
Fix Git checkout inside try catch raising exception causing failure of create_new_feature.ps1 script
Testing
Replicate the issue in a standalone script.
Test the script itself in a sample project by running it after making changes.
The issue was caused by a combination of git checkout writing output to error stream and $ErrorActionPreference set to stop, leading to powershell raising Exception on outputs to error steam (invoking 2> $null)
The fix is adding a quiet parameter ensuring no output is sent by git on successful checkout.
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Consulted GPT on what causes the issue, to understand the underlying cause, test it in a standalone script, replicating it