git-track

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Sets up remote tracking if you forgot to --track a branch,
# or if you're setting up a new branch.
# Save in ~/bin/ or somewhere else on your path.

# Usage:
#   git track [[remote] branch]
# remote defaults to 'origin'
# branch defaults to the name of the current local branch
# assumes the specified remote already exists.

ref = `git symbolic-ref HEAD`.chomp
branch = ARGV.pop || ref.split('/').last
remote = ARGV.pop || "origin"

`git config branch.#{branch}.remote #{remote}`
`git config branch.#{branch}.merge #{ref}`