move change_branch here

Author: CleoQc

functions_library.sh

@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ feedback() {
   echo -e "$(tput setaf 3)$1$(tput sgr0)"
 }
 
+# Function checks out branch if BRANCH is defined.
+change_branch() {
+  # first and only parameter is the branch to checkout
+
+  # -z tests for zero length. 
+    if [ -z ${1+x} ]; then 
+        echo "Working from main branch."; 
+    else 
+        echo "Working from $1 branch";
+        # sudo git checkout -b $BRANCH
+        # the -b creates a branch if it doesn't exist
+        # this leads to a fatal error msg being displayed to the user
+        # is there any case where we can to create the branch here???
+        # https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/master/pages/common/git-checkout.md
+        sudo git checkout $1
+    fi
+}
+
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