zsh function snippet to setup a local and remote github repository using `gitpod-laravel-starter` as the starting point

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# zsh function snippet
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# Creates a new project from the repo https://github.com/apolopena/gitpod-laravel8-starter
# Assumes that you already have a blank repo created for this new project in your github account
# Assumes that you want to use https instead of ssh
# $1: new repo name to clone into and push to remote (the default branch will be called main)
# $2: GitHub username
# new repo name must match the name of the blank repo you have created in github for this project.
__new_repo_project_name="$1"; __github_username="$2"; mkdir "$__new_repo_project_name" && cd "$__new_repo_project_name" && git clone https://github.com/apolopena/gitpod-laravel8-starter.git . && rm -rf .git && git init && git add -A && git commit -m "initial commit built from https://github.com/apolopena/gitpod-laravel8-starter" && git remote add origin "https://github.com/$__github_username/$__new_repo_project_name.git" && git branch -m main && git push -u origin main