Github checkout PR bash function

github.fn.sh

git_clone_pr(){
  remoterepo=$1
  pr_id=$2
  newbranch=$3

  if [ -z "$remoterepo" ]; then
    echo "usage: git_clone_pr <remoterepo> <pr_id> [<newbranch>]"
  else
    if [ -z "$newbranch" ]; then
      newbranch="pr${pr_id}"
    fi
    echo "Checking out PR ${pr_id} from ${remoterepo} to localbranch ${newbranch}"
    git fetch ${remoterepo} pull/${pr_id}/head:${newbranch}
    git checkout ${newbranch}
  fi
}

USAGE.md

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git_clone_pr

Checkout PR 1234 from the apache remote to default branch pr1234

git_clone_pr apache 1234

Checkout PR 1234 from the apache remote to custom branch bobspr

git_clone_pr apache 1234 bobspr