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+#!/bin/bash
+##### -*- mode:shell-script; indent-tabs-mode:nil; sh-basic-offset:2 -*-
+##### setup git properly for FreeSWITCH
+
+if [ ! -d .git ]; then
+  echo "error: must be run from within the top level of a FreeSWITCH git tree." 1>&2
+  exit 1;
+fi
+
+err () {
+  echo "error: $1" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+if ! git config user.name >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  name=$(git config user.name)
+  [ -z "$name" ] \
+    && [ -n "$NAME" ] && name="$NAME" || name=""
+  echo -n "What is your name? [$name]: "
+  read name_
+  [ -n "$name_" ] && name="$name_"
+  [ -z "$name" ] && err "Your name is required."
+  git config --global user.name "$name"
+fi
+
+if ! git config user.email >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  email=$(git config user.email)
+  [ -z "$email" ] \
+    && [ -n "$EMAIL" ] && email="$EMAIL" || email=""
+  echo -n "What is your email? [$email]: "
+  read email_
+  [ -n "$email_" ] && email="$email_"
+  [ -z "$email" ] && err "Your email is required."
+  git config --global user.email "$email"
+fi
+
+git config branch.master.rebase true
+
+cat 1>&2 <<EOF
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Git has been configured for FS successfully.
+
+  branch.master.rebase has been set to true
+
+    This means that when you do a 'git pull' to fetch remote changes,
+    your local changes will be rebased on top of the remote changes.
+    This does NOT rewrite history on the remote FS repo, but it does
+    change the commit hashes in your local tree.
+
+    If you really want to merge rather than rebasing, run:
+
+      git merge [refspec]
+
+    See 'man git-config' for more information.
+EOF
+
+[ -n "$name" ] \
+  && cat 1>&2 <<EOF
+
+    Your name has been set to: $name
+
+      via 'git config --global user.name "$name"
+EOF
+
+[ -n "$name" ] \
+  && cat 1>&2 <<EOF
+
+    Your email has been set to: $email
+
+      via 'git config --global user.email "$email"
+EOF
+
+cat 1>&2 <<EOF
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+EOF
+