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Backup current Git branch with predefined name based on the date.
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magit-backup-branch.el
(defun my-magit-backup-branch ()
"Backup current Git branch with predefined name based on the date."
(interactive)
(let* ((current-branch (magit-get-current-branch))
(branch-name (format "backup-%s-%s" current-branch (format-time-string "%y-%m-%d-%H-%M" (current-time)))))
(magit-run-git "branch" "-d" branch-name)
(magit-run-git "checkout" "-b" branch-name current-branch)
(magit-run-git "push" "--force" "origin" branch-name)
(magit-checkout current-branch)))
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