git-repush

#!/bin/bash

# Deletes a remote branch and then pushes it again.
# Useful when force-pushes are not allowed and you want to rebase

BRANCH=${1:-`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`}

branch_exists () {
    git rev-parse --abbrev-ref $1 &>/dev/null && echo 1
}

if [[ $(branch_exists $BRANCH) -ne 1 ]]; then
    echo "Branch $BRANCH does not exist."
    exit 1
fi

echo "Publishing $BRANCH..."

git fetch origin

if [[ $BRANCH == 'master' || $BRANCH == 'trunk' || $BRANCH == '' || $(echo $BRANCH) == '' ]]; then
    echo "$BRANCH? Nope."
    exit 1
fi

read -p "Overwrite origin/$BRANCH? [Y/n] " -n 1 -r; echo
if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then exit 1; fi

if [[ $(branch_exists origin/$BRANCH) ]]; then
    git push origin --delete $BRANCH
fi

git push -u origin $BRANCH