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git-backport.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Inspired by http://www.devthought.com/code/create-a-github-pull-request-from-the-terminal/
targetbranch=master
if test "$1"; then
targetbranch=$1
fi
repo=`git remote -v | grep -m 1 "(push)" | sed -e "s/.*github.com[:/]\(.*\)\.git.*/\1/"`
branch=`git name-rev --name-only HEAD`
echo "Creating pull request for branch \"$branch\" in \"$repo\""
open "https://github.com/$repo/pull/new/$targetbranch...$branch"
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