marlin/buildroot/share/git/mfnew

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# mfnew
#
# Create a new branch based on RCBugFix or dev a given branch name
#

MFINFO=$(mfinfo) || exit
IFS=' ' read -a INFO <<< "$MFINFO"
TARG=${INFO[3]}

if [[ ${INFO[4]} == "(no" ]]; then
  echo "Branch is unavailable!"
  exit 1
fi

case "$#" in
  0 ) BRANCH=pr_for_$TARG-$(date +"%G-%d-%m|%H:%M:%S") ;;
  1 ) BRANCH=$1 ;;
  * ) echo "Usage: `basename $0` [branch]" 1>&2 ; exit 1 ;;
esac

git checkout $TARG -b $BRANCH