diff --git a/features/command_branch.feature b/features/command_branch.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a75f0b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/command_branch.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+Feature: branch command
+
+  Background:
+    Given a mocked home directory
+
+  @outside-repo
+  Scenario: Appropriate error status when not in a git repo
+    When I run `scmpuff branch`
+    Then the exit status should be 128
+    And the output should contain:
+      """
+      Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories)
+      """
+
+  Scenario: Numbered output of local branches
+    Given I am in a git repository
+    And a file named "base" with:
+      """
+      foo
+      """
+    And I successfully run `git add base`
+    And I successfully run `git commit -m "init"`
+    And I successfully run the following commands:
+      | git branch branch_a |
+      | git branch branch_b |
+    When I successfully run `scmpuff branch`
+    Then the stdout from "scmpuff branch" should contain "* [1] master"
+    And the stdout from "scmpuff branch" should contain "  [2] branch_a"
+    And the stdout from "scmpuff branch" should contain "  [3] branch_b"
+
+  Scenario: Detached HEAD output
+    Given I am in a git repository
+    And a file named "foo" with:
+      """
+      bar
+      """
+    And I successfully run `git add foo`
+    And I successfully run `git commit -m "first"`
+    And I successfully run `git branch feature`
+    And I run `git checkout HEAD~0`
+    When I successfully run `scmpuff branch`
+    Then the stdout from "scmpuff branch" should match /\* \(HEAD detached/
+    And the stdout from "scmpuff branch" should contain "[1] master"
+    And the stdout from "scmpuff branch" should contain "[2] feature"
+
diff --git a/internal/commands/branch/branch.go b/internal/commands/branch/branch.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bdcea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/commands/branch/branch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package branch
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+const (
+	colorBranch = "\033[32m"
+	colorReset  = "\033[0m"
+)
+
+// CommandBranch lists git branches with numbered shortcuts.
+// The first line of output, when --branchlist is provided, will contain
+// a TAB separated list of branch names suitable for environment expansion.
+func CommandBranch() *cobra.Command {
+	var optsBranchlist bool
+
+	var branchCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "branch",
+		Short: "Display numbered git branches",
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			branches := gitBranchOutput()
+			numbered, list := process(branches)
+
+			if optsBranchlist {
+				fmt.Println(strings.Join(list, "\t"))
+			}
+			fmt.Print(numbered)
+		},
+	}
+
+	branchCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(
+		&optsBranchlist,
+		"branchlist", "f", false,
+		"include machine-parseable branch list",
+	)
+
+	return branchCmd
+}
+
+func gitBranchOutput() []byte {
+	out, err := exec.Command("git", "branch", "--color=never").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "exit status 128" {
+			msg := "Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories)"
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\033[0;31m%s\033[0m\n", msg)
+			os.Exit(128)
+		}
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// process takes raw `git branch` output and returns numbered output
+// along with a slice of branch names in order.
+func process(out []byte) (string, []string) {
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(out))
+	var starLine string
+	var starBranch string
+	var names []string
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if len(line) < 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		prefix := line[:2]
+		name := strings.TrimSpace(line[2:])
+		if prefix == "* " {
+			starLine = line
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(name, "(") {
+				starBranch = name
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		names = append(names, name)
+	}
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+	var result []string
+	n := 1
+	if starLine != "" {
+		if starBranch != "" {
+			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("* [%d] %s%s%s\n", n, colorBranch, starBranch, colorReset))
+			result = append(result, starBranch)
+			n++
+		} else {
+			b.WriteString(colorBranch + starLine + colorReset + "\n")
+		}
+	}
+	for _, name := range names {
+		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  [%d] %s\n", n, name))
+		result = append(result, name)
+		n++
+	}
+	return b.String(), result
+}
diff --git a/internal/commands/inits/data/aliases.sh b/internal/commands/inits/data/aliases.sh
index c3201bc..2431941 100644
--- a/internal/commands/inits/data/aliases.sh
+++ b/internal/commands/inits/data/aliases.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 alias gs='scmpuff_status'
+alias gb='scmpuff_branch'
 alias ga='git add'
 alias gd='git diff'
 alias gl='git log'
diff --git a/internal/commands/inits/data/status_shortcuts.fish b/internal/commands/inits/data/status_shortcuts.fish
index 0c9a2cb..10d3459 100644
--- a/internal/commands/inits/data/status_shortcuts.fish
+++ b/internal/commands/inits/data/status_shortcuts.fish
@@ -22,6 +22,28 @@ function scmpuff_status
     end
 end
 
+function scmpuff_branch
+    scmpuff_clear_vars
+    set -lx scmpuff_env_char "e"
+    set -l cmd_output (/usr/bin/env scmpuff branch --branchlist $argv)
+    set -l es "$status"
+
+    if test $es -ne 0
+        return $es
+    end
+
+    set -l files (string split \t $cmd_output[1])
+    if test (count $files) -gt 0
+        for e in (seq (count $files))
+            set -gx "$scmpuff_env_char""$e" "$files[$e]"
+        end
+    end
+
+    for line in $cmd_output[2..-1]
+        echo $line
+    end
+end
+
 function scmpuff_clear_vars
     set -l scmpuff_env_char "e"
     set -l scmpuff_env_vars (set -x | awk '{print $1}' | grep -E '^'$scmpuff_env_char'[0-9]+')
diff --git a/internal/commands/inits/data/status_shortcuts.sh b/internal/commands/inits/data/status_shortcuts.sh
index d22f6e9..9962632 100644
--- a/internal/commands/inits/data/status_shortcuts.sh
+++ b/internal/commands/inits/data/status_shortcuts.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ scmpuff_status() {
   local e=1
   for file in $files; do
     export $scmpuff_env_char$e="$file"
-    let e++
+    (( e++ ))
   done
   IFS=$' \t\n'
 
@@ -37,6 +37,36 @@ scmpuff_status() {
 }
 
 
+# List git branches with numbered shortcuts
+scmpuff_branch() {
+  local scmpuff_env_char="e"
+
+  if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then setopt shwordsplit; fi;
+
+  local cmd_output
+  cmd_output="$(/usr/bin/env scmpuff branch --branchlist "$@")"
+
+  local es=$?
+  if [ $es -ne 0 ]; then
+    return $es
+  fi
+
+  files="$(echo "$cmd_output" | head -n 1)"
+  scmpuff_clear_vars
+  IFS=$'\t'
+  local e=1
+  for file in $files; do
+    export $scmpuff_env_char$e="$file"
+    (( e++ ))
+  done
+  IFS=$' \t\n'
+
+  echo "$cmd_output" | tail -n +2
+
+  if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then unsetopt shwordsplit; fi;
+}
+
+
 # Clear numbered env variables
 scmpuff_clear_vars() {
   local scmpuff_env_char="e"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ce4a093..9231f63 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/mroth/scmpuff/internal/commands/branch"
 	"github.com/mroth/scmpuff/internal/commands/exec"
 	"github.com/mroth/scmpuff/internal/commands/expand"
 	"github.com/mroth/scmpuff/internal/commands/inits"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 	puffCmd.AddCommand(exec.CommandExec())
 	puffCmd.AddCommand(expand.CommandExpand())
 	puffCmd.AddCommand(status.CommandStatus())
+	puffCmd.AddCommand(branch.CommandBranch())
 
 	puffCmd.Execute()
 }