Bash function to zip a git project using git clone

git_pack.sh

#Author: Jorge Fernández Sánchez <jfsanchez.email@gmail.com>
#This function clone a git project and makes (in the working directory) a zip file with the project content.

#project packing from git
function git_pack {
    _PWD=$PWD
    GIT_PATH=$1
    GIT_PROJECT=`/usr/bin/basename $GIT_PATH`
    OUTPUT_ZIP="$_PWD/$GIT_PROJECT.zip"
    TMP_PATH="/var/tmp/"
    cd $TMP_PATH
    TMP_PATH="$TMP_PATH/$GIT_PROJECT"
    git clone $GIT_PATH
    zip -r $OUTPUT_ZIP $GIT_PROJECT
    cd $_PWD
    rm -rf $TMP_PATH
    echo "[SUCCESS] Project packed!"
}