A simple helper script for registering GitHub remotes. Change ACCOUNT has required.

git-remote-github

#!/bin/bash
# Author: Liraz Siri <liraz@turnkeylinux.org>, licensed under the GPL

arg=$1
progname=$(basename $(pwd|sed 's/\.git$//'))

set ${ACCOUNT:=turnkeylinux}
if [ -z "$PROJECT" ]; then
    PROJECT=$progname
fi

if [ "$arg" == "-h" ]; then
cat<<EOF
Syntax: $0
Environment variables:

    ACCOUNT         GitHub account name (default: $ACCOUNT)
    PROJECT         GitHub project name (default: $PROJECT)
    
What this does:

    git remote add github git@github.com:$ACCOUNT/$PROJECT.git
    git config remote.github.push +master:refs/heads/master

To remove:

    git-remote
    git-remote rm github

EOF

    exit 1
fi

set -x

git remote add github git@github.com:$ACCOUNT/$PROJECT.git
git config remote.github.push +master:refs/heads/master