gitpackup

#!/bin/bash

# packup current branch to change off it

function exitlikethis
{
    echo $1 >&2
    exit 1
}

branch=$(branch)

if git status | head -20 | grep '^Changes ' > /dev/null; then
    stashybranch=`date +'stash_%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M_%S'`
    # git branch -D "$stashybranch"
    git checkout -b "$stashybranch" || exitlikethis "Failed to create faux stash branch $stashybranch"
    git add -u
    git commit -m "backing up uncommitted changes"
    
    echo STASH BRANCH CREATED HERE: $stashybranch
    echo IF THERE IS TROUBLE LATER RESTORE WITH:
    thisdir=$(pwd)
    cat > ../_restore.sh <<EOFRESTORE
    cd "$thisdir"
    git checkout "$branch"
    git merge "$stashybranch" --no-commit --no-ff
    git branch -D "$stashybranch"
EOFRESTORE
    cat ../_restore.sh
    echo OR JUST RUN sh ../_restore.sh
    
    git checkout "$branch"  || exitlikethis "Failed to re-checkout branch $branch"
fi