git-workflow.sh

# see - http://reinh.com/blog/2009/03/02/a-git-workflow-for-agile-teams.html

# get latest from master
git pull origin master

# set "current feature" variable and create feature branch
export CURRENT_FEATURE=1234567-feature-name
git checkout -b $CURRENT_FEATURE

# or use the following to get the current branch name
CURRENT_FEATURE=$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)
CURRENT_FEATURE=${CURRENT_FEATURE##refs/heads/}
CURRENT_FEATURE=${CURRENT_FEATURE:-HEAD}

echo "CURRENT FEATURE: $CURRENT_FEATURE"

# Do work. Commit early and often.
# Rebase against the upstream frequently to prevent your branch from diverging significantly:
git checkout master
git pull
git checkout $CURRENT_FEATURE
git rebase master

# Once work on the feature is complete, you will have a branch with a lot of small commits like 
# - “adding a model and a migration”
# - “adding a controller and some views”
# - “oh crap - adding tests”... and so on.

# if you need to push your local branch to remote, use:
# git push -u origin $CURRENT_FEATURE
# ... but try to avoid doing so unless necessary

# We want the rebase to affect only the commits we’ve made to this branch, 
# not the commits that exist on the upstream. 
# To ensure that we only deal with the “local” commits, use:

git rebase -i origin/master

# merge your changes back into master
git checkout master
git merge $CURRENT_FEATURE

# push your changes
git push origin master