public function getBranchesList($keep_asterisk = false)
    {
        $branchArray = explode("\n", $this->run("branch"));
        foreach ($branchArray as $i => &$branch) {
            $branch = trim($branch);
            if (! $keep_asterisk) {
                $branch = str_replace("* ", "", $branch);
            }
            if ($branch == "") {
                unset($branchArray[$i]);
            }
        }
        return $branchArray;
    }