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+var nodegit = require("../");
+var path = require("path");
+var Promise = require("nodegit-promise");
+var promisify = require("promisify-node");
+var fse = promisify(require("fs-extra"));
+
+nodegit.Repository.open(path.resolve(__dirname, "../.git"))
+  .then(function(repo) {
+    // Create a new branch on head
+    return repo.getHeadCommit()
+    .then(function(commit) {
+      return repo.createBranch(
+        "new-branch",
+        commit,
+        0,
+        repo.defaultSignature(),
+        "Created new-branch on HEAD");
+    })
+  }).done(function() {
+    console.log("All done!");
+  });