List recently updated Git branches

git-recent-branches.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Display recently updated git branches in a formatted table.

.DESCRIPTION
    Shows the most recently updated local branches with details including
    branch name, last commit date, author and message.

.PARAMETER Count
    Number of branches to display. Default is 15.

.EXAMPLE
    .\git-recent-branches.ps1
    Shows the 15 most recently updated branches.

.EXAMPLE
    .\git-recent-branches.ps1 -Count 5
    Shows the 5 most recently updated branches.
.NOTES
    To create a git alias for this script, add the following to your .gitconfig:
    
    [alias]
        recent = "!f() { pwsh ~/scripts/git-recent-branches.ps1 \"$@\"; }; f"
    
    Then use it as:
        git recent      # shows 15 branches (default)
        git recent 5    # shows 5 branches
        git recent 25   # shows 25 branches
#>

param(
  [int]$Count = 15
)

git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate `
  --count=$Count `
  --format='%(refname:short)|%(committerdate:relative)|%(authorname)|%(contents:subject)' `
  refs/heads/ |

ForEach-Object {
  $cols = $_ -split '\|',4
  [pscustomobject]@{
    'Branch name' = $cols[0]
    'Last commit' = $cols[1]
    'Author' = $cols[2]
    'Message' = $cols[3]
  }
} | Format-Table -AutoSize