start_story.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This script takes story ID and type then a branch subname.
# It will use goutrack to mark the story as in progress and create a new branch
# in the current directory off the current branch with the format:
# <type>/<ID>-<subname>

while [[ $# > 1 ]]
do
key="$1"

case $key in
    -s|--story)
    STORY_ID="$2"
    shift # past argument
    ;;
    -t|--type)
    TYPE="$2"
    shift # past argument
    ;;
    -b|--branch)
    BRANCH_NAME="$2"
    shift # past argument
    ;;
    *)
            # unknown option
    ;;
esac
shift # past argument or value
done
# echo STORY_ID    = "${STORY_ID}"
# echo TYPE        = "${TYPE}"
# echo BRANCH_NAME = "${BRANCH_NAME}"

goutrack c ${STORY_ID} "Assignee: me In Progress"
git checkout -b "${TYPE}s/${STORY_ID}-${BRANCH_NAME}"

An example usage of this is:

$ start_strory -t bug -s c-1234 -b fixing-a-crazy-bug
Applying In Progress Assignee: me to c-1234
$ git status
On branch bugs/c-1234-fixing-a-crazy-bug