diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 82e0fb1..23e4550 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -99,6 +99,22 @@ pull_develop() {
     echo "Pull complete"
 }
 
+checkout() {
+    [ -z ${1+x} ] && echo "Usage: $0 <substring>" && return 1
+    
+    BRANCHES=$(git branch | grep $1 | awk '{$1=$1};1')
+    BRANCH_COUNT=$(echo $BRANCHES | wc -l)
+    
+    if [[ "$BRANCH_COUNT" -gt 1 ]]
+    then
+        echo "More than one branch found:"
+        echo $BRANCHES
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    git checkout $BRANCHES
+}
+
 # User configuration
 
 # export MANPATH="/usr/local/man:$MANPATH"