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kind: article
menupriority: 1
created_at: 2009-08-17T14:00:00+02:00
title: Git remote branch creation
tags:
  - git
  - branch
  - local
  - remote
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## easiest remote Git branch creation

I use git simply to synchronize stuff for personnal projects.
Therefore, when I create a local branch I want most of time this
branch to be created remotely.

Here is the script I use to achieve that: 

<div>
    <code class="zsh" file="git-create-new-branch.sh">
#!/usr/bin/env zsh

if (($#<1)); then
    print -- "usage: $0:t branch_name" >&2
    exit 1
fi

branch=$1
git br ${branch}
git co ${branch}
git config branch.${branch}.remote origin
git config branch.${branch}.merge refs/heads/${branch}
    </code>
</div>

Of course, I suppose <code>origin</code> is already configured.