Backup a Git branch

git-branch-backup.sh

#!/bin/sh
# Usage: git-branch-backup.sh <remote>
# Originally from jlecour but I can't find his version anymore

if [ -z "$1" ]
then
  remote='origin'
else
  remote=$1
fi
set -e
CUR=`git branch | grep '\*' | awk '{print $2}'`
git push --force ${remote} ${CUR}:backup/${USER}/${CUR}