class Rugged::Repository

Returns a Rugged::Branch object

an OID or a reference name, or a Rugged::Object instance.
sha_or_ref - The target of the branch; either a String representing
name - The name of the branch (without a full reference path)

Create a new branch in the repository

def create_branch(name, sha_or_ref = "HEAD")
  case sha_or_ref
  when Rugged::Object
    target = sha_or_ref.oid
  else
    target = rev_parse_oid(sha_or_ref)
  end
  branches.create(name, target)
end