gh_feature_branch: Make a feature branch on a github fork.

In umx: Structural Equation Modeling and Twin Modeling in R

Make a feature branch on a github fork.

Description

gh_feature_branch takes a feature name and creates a branch on the user's fork (createing this if necessary from an "owner/repo:branch".

It will

1. Fork to your account (if not already existing)

2. Clone to your machine (if not already cloned)

3. Move to preferred location

4. Create the requested fix/feature branch and switch to it

You can then 5. Edit, commit, push, repeat: success! 6. Squash if necessary 7. pull request from your/branch to upstream/main using gh_open_PR_url if you wish.

Usage

gh_feature_branch(
  feature = "fix-piglet",
  base = "textmatelives/textmate:main",
  head_owner = "tbates",
  local_path = "~/bin/tm/bundles/"
)

Arguments

feature	= "fix-piglet"
base	= "textmatelives/textmate:main"
head_owner	= "tbates"
local_path	= "~/bin/tm/bundle/"

Value

• status

See Also

• gh_open_PR_url()

Other github: gh_message_search(), gh_open_PR_url(), xgh_check_base_name(), xgh_get_current_branch()

Examples

## Not run: 
	gh_feature_branch("fix/font_issue", base = "textmatelives/textmate:main")

## End(Not run)

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