Merges a branch and tags it. Then pushes it out and deletes the branch.

git-finish-branch.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Called as git finish-branch branch [tag]
#
# * Merges a branch into the master branch (with no-ff)
# * Tags the merge with either the passed tag or the date in the form MMDDYYYY
# * Pushes the changes to the origin repository
# * Deletes the branch

ICOUNT=1

if [ -z $1 ]
then
    echo "You must include a branch name."
    exit 1
else
    if [ -z `git branch -a | grep $1` ]
    then
        echo "That branch name doesn't exist"
        exit 1
    fi
    BRANCH=$1
fi

if [ -z $2 ]
then
    BASE_TAG=`date "+%m%d%Y"`
    TAGNAME=`date "+%m%d%Y"`
else
    BASE_TAG=$2
    TAGNAME=$2
    if [ `git tag -l $TAGNAME` ]
    then
        echo "$TAGNAME already is a tag in this repository, please enter a different tag."
        exit 1
    fi
fi


tag_exists() {
    if [ `git tag -l $TAGNAME` ]
    then
        return 0 #true
    else
        return 1 #false
    fi
}

get_unique_tag() {
    if tag_exists
    then
        TAGNAME=`expr "$BASE_TAG-1"`
        while tag_exists
        do
            ((ICOUNT++))
            TAGNAME=`expr "$BASE_TAG-$ICOUNT"`
        done
    fi
}

echo "Switching to the master branch..."
git checkout master
echo "Updating the master branch..."
git pull --tags origin master
echo "Checking the tag..."
get_unique_tag
echo "Using tag: $TAGNAME"
echo "Merging branch $BRANCH into master..."
git merge --no-ff $BRANCH
git tag -a $TAGNAME
echo "Deleting branch $BRANCH..."
git branch -d $BRANCH
echo "Pushing"
git push --all origin master