I use `legit` aliases for this. It allows me to do `git sprout <new branch name>`, where it stashes my untracked changes, create a new branch, pop the stash and

I use `legit` aliases for this. It allows me to do `git sprout <new branch name>`, where it stashes my untracked changes, create a new branch, pop the stash and applies it. Pretty handy! legit: https://github.com/kennethreitz/legit https://github.com/kennethreitz/legit [1] [Ignore the pretentious "for humans" tagline though...]