Git-Copy Script

A utility to copy and stage files from a development branch to a release branch in Git.
Runs directly from GitHub, no clone required.

Features

• Minimal fetch (--depth=1) for speed
• Automatically stashes local changes
• Creates a clean sync branch for staging
• Works on Linux/macOS/Git Bash/WSL and Windows PowerShell
• Supports plain alias or function (for optional future arguments)

Cross-Platform Installation

Linux / macOS / Git Bash / WSL

Option A: Plain alias (no arguments)

echo 'alias git-copy="bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<YourUsername>/git-copy-script/main/git-copy.sh)\""' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

List all alias

alias
alias git-copy

git-copy

Option B: Function (supports future arguments)

echo 'git-copy() { bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<YourUsername>/git-copy-script/main/git-copy.sh)" "$@"; }' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

git-copy              # default remote
git-copy devrepo      # optional remote override

Windows PowerShell

Option A: Plain alias (no arguments)

Add-Content $PROFILE 'Set-Alias git-copy "bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<YourUsername>/git-copy-script/main/git-copy.sh)\""'
. $PROFILE

List all alias

Get-Alias
Get-Alias git-copy

git-copy

Option B: Function (supports future arguments)

Add-Content $PROFILE 'function git-copy { param([string]$remote); bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<YourUsername>/git-copy-script/main/git-copy.sh)" $remote }'
. $PROFILE

# Create Profile If Does Not Exists
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path (Split-Path $PROFILE)

git-copy
git-copy devrepo

Configuration

The script stores defaults in .git/git-copy.conf:

main_stream="origin"      # release remote
main_branch="master"      # release branch
dev_stream="devrepo"      # dev remote
dev_branch="master"       # dev branch
sync_branch="sync"        # working branch