echo "$(git branch -vv | grep \* | cut -d ' ' -f2)"
}
-# this exits with 0 for success (normal bash behavior). if the branch is not up to date,
+# this exits with 0 for success (normal bash behavior) when up to date. if the branch is not up to date,
# then these values are returned:
#DOCUMENT THE VALUES
# reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3258243/check-if-pull-needed-in-git