Github Fast Forward

Automatically Add Upstream & Rebase Current Branch

$ gem install github_fastforward

Will install the octokit gem if not already present.

First, fork this repo on github, then:

$ git clone https://github.com/#{user}/github-fastforward

To fetch development dependencies:

$ bundle install

This will download rake, bundler, rubocop, and github_changelog_generator.

To check for a remote upstream & to fetch/rebase to it:

$ github_fastforward

For an authentication prompt (necessary for private repos):

$ github_fastforward -a
Username: #{github_username}
Password: #{github_password}

For authentication via command line:

$ github_fastforward -u #{username} -p #{password}

or:

$ github_fastforward -t #{oauth_token}