--- a/gut/main.py	Wed Jul 21 16:18:59 2010 -0700
+++ b/gut/main.py	Wed Jul 21 16:23:43 2010 -0700
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@
         """
 
         # sanity check
-        self.root()
+        try:
+            self.root()
+        except SystemExit:
+            print "Not in a git repository"
+            sys.exit(1)
 
         self.remote = remote
         self.simulate = simulate
@@ -161,6 +165,14 @@
         call(['git', 'checkout', branch])
         os.chdir(cwd)
 
+    def delete(self):
+        """delete the current feature branch"""
+        # sanity check
+        branch = self.branch()
+        assert branch != 'master', "You can't delete the master!"
+        call(['git', 'checkout', 'master'])
+        call(['git', '-D', branch])
+
     def branch(self):
         """print what branch you're on"""
         output = call(['git', 'branch'], output=False, pipe=True)