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+#! /bin/sh -e
+
+# Create a new upstream user branch.
+
+# Usage:
+#  contrib/git-add-user-branch.sh [<personal-prefix>/]<branch-name> <base>
+
+usage ()
+{
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "  $0 [<personal-prefix>/]<branch-name> <start-point>"
+    echo
+    echo "personal space must already have been set up using"
+    echo "contrib/gcc-git-customization.sh"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+if [ $# != 2 ]
+then
+    usage
+fi
+
+userpfx=$(git config --get "gcc-config.userpfx")
+user=$(git config --get "gcc-config.user")
+
+if [ -z "$userpfx" -o -z "$user" ]
+then
+    usage
+fi
+
+branch=$(echo "$1" | sed -r "s:(${userpfx}/)?(.*)$:\2:")
+start=$2
+
+# Sanity check the new branch argument.  If there is no '/', then the
+# vendor will be the same as the entire first argument.
+if [ -z "$branch" ]
+then
+    usage
+fi
+
+git push users/${userpfx} ${start}:refs/users/${user}/heads/${branch}
+git fetch -q users/${userpfx}
+git branch ${userpfx}/${branch} remotes/users/${userpfx}/${branch}
+echo "You are now ready to check out ${userpfx}/${branch}"
+echo "To push the branch upstream use:"
+echo "  git push users/${userpfx} ${userpfx}/${branch}"