+
+ while read -r repo branch ref; do
+
+ echo "$repo" "$branch" "$ref"
+ branches="$(git ls-remote "https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/$repo.git" "refs/heads/$branch")"
+
+ if ! [ -z "$branches" ]; then
+ echo "refs/heads/$branch already exists at $ref ($branches)"
+ else
+ ssh -n -f -p 29418 gerrit.opnfv.org gerrit create-branch "$repo" "$branch" "$ref"
+ fi
+
+ done < <(python releases/scripts/repos.py -b -f "$release_file")
+