#!/bin/bash

usage() 
{
cat << EOF >&2
Usage: `basename $0` [branch_name] 

Creates the specified branch and checks it out.  

Run this in the top directory of a cloned repository!

Assumes the following have been done:
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/[git_user]/[doc_repo].git 
git remote rename origin [git_user]
git remote add ivoa-std git://github.com/ivoa-std/[doc_repo].git

EOF
}

git_user="tomdonaldson"  # customize this or make it an argument
branch_name=$1   # The name of the document repository (e,g, VOTable)

# Require exactly one argument
if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
   echo "Incorrect # of arguments"
   usage
   exit 1
fi

# Ensure our local clone has everything it needs from the forked repo.
git fetch ivoa-std

# Create the new branch based on master at git://github.com/ivoa-std/[doc_repo].git
git branch ${branch_name} ivoa-std/master
git checkout ${branch_name}

# Connect the branch to your github repo. pFuture Pushes will get pushed to the 
# your upstream branch by default.
git push --set-upstream ${git_user} ${branch_name}