1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/branches.go b/branches.go
index 085380c..a2635d7 100644
--- a/branches.go
+++ b/branches.go
@@ -37,3 +37,16 @@ func (repo *Repo) ExistsUserBranch() bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// returns true if the devel branch exists
+func (repo *Repo) ExistsDevelBranch() bool {
+	if repo.GetDevelBranchName() == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	branchname := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+	if repo.Exists(filepath.Join(".git/refs/heads", branchname)) {
+		// todo: actually use .git/config
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}