kevinmeredith · December 4, 2015 19:42 · May 3, 2013 · May 3, 2013 · May 3, 2013 · May 3, 2013
diff --git a/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md b/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Just follow these steps:
 4. Do a POST request from Hurl to `https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs` with the following as the POST body :
 
         {
-          "ref": "refs/heads/\NEW-BRANCH-NAME>",
+          "ref": "refs/heads/<NEW-BRANCH-NAME>",
           "sha": "<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
         }
 

diff --git a/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md b/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ With the aid of [the Github API][1] and [hurl.it][2] this is a piece of cake!
 Just follow these steps:
 
 1. Open [http://hurl.it/][2]
-2. Find the revision you want to branch from. Either on Github itself or by doing a GET request from Hurl: https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs/heads
+2. Find the revision you want to branch from. Either on Github itself or by doing a GET request from Hurl: `https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs/heads`
 3. Copy the revision hash
-4. Do a POST request from Hurl to https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs with the following as the POST body :
+4. Do a POST request from Hurl to `https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs` with the following as the POST body :
 
         {
           "ref": "refs/heads/\NEW-BRANCH-NAME>",
           "sha": "<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
         }
 
-   (obviously replacing the <NEW-BRANCH-NAME> with the name your want the new branch to have and the <HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM> with, you know, the hash of the revision you want to branch from)
+   (obviously replacing the `<NEW-BRANCH-NAME>` with the name your want the new branch to have and the `<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM>` with, you know, the hash of the revision you want to branch from)
 
    You will need to use HTTP basic and fill in your Github credentials to access the Github API.
 

diff --git a/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md b/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Just follow these steps:
 4. Do a POST request from Hurl to https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs with the following as the POST body :
 
         {
-          "ref": "refs/heads/\<NEW-BRANCH-NAME\>",
-          "sha": "\<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM\>"
+          "ref": "refs/heads/\NEW-BRANCH-NAME>",
+          "sha": "<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
         }
 
    (obviously replacing the <NEW-BRANCH-NAME> with the name your want the new branch to have and the <HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM> with, you know, the hash of the revision you want to branch from)
@@ -26,5 +26,10 @@ The situation I ran into, was that I found a web app that had a demo but the dem
 
 I've also used this to submit (simple) fixes to repos that require a pull-request from a branch that is not master.
 
+Do you have any other use cases or maybe any other service than Hurl that could be used?
+
+Let me know in the comments!
+
+
 [1]: http://developer.github.com/v3/
 [2]: http://hurl.it/
diff --git a/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md b/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ Just follow these steps:
 3. Copy the revision hash
 4. Do a POST request from Hurl to https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs with the following as the POST body :
 
-    {
-      "ref": "refs/heads/\<NEW-BRANCH-NAME\>",
-      "sha": "\<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM\>"
-    }
+        {
+          "ref": "refs/heads/\<NEW-BRANCH-NAME\>",
+          "sha": "\<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM\>"
+        }
 
-(obviously replacing the <NEW-BRANCH-NAME> with the name your want the new branch to have and the <HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM> with, you know, the hash of the revision you want to branch from)
+   (obviously replacing the <NEW-BRANCH-NAME> with the name your want the new branch to have and the <HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM> with, you know, the hash of the revision you want to branch from)
 
-You will need to use HTTP basic and fill in your Github credentials to access the Github API.
+   You will need to use HTTP basic and fill in your Github credentials to access the Github API.
 
 5. Press the Send button and your branch will be created!
 

diff --git a/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md b/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ Just follow these steps:
 2. Find the revision you want to branch from. Either on Github itself or by doing a GET request from Hurl: https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs/heads
 3. Copy the revision hash
 4. Do a POST request from Hurl to https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs with the following as the POST body :
-
+    
     {
-      "ref": "refs/heads/<NEW-BRANCH-NAME>",
-      "sha": "<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
+      "ref": "refs/heads/\<NEW-BRANCH-NAME\>",
+      "sha": "\<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM\>"
     }
-
+    
 (obviously replacing the <NEW-BRANCH-NAME> with the name your want the new branch to have and the <HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM> with, you know, the hash of the revision you want to branch from)
 
 You will need to use HTTP basic and fill in your Github credentials to access the Github API.
 
-Press the Send button and your branch will be created!
+5. Press the Send button and your branch will be created!
 
 ---
 

diff --git a/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md b/Create-branch-with-Github-API.md
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
-On http://hurl.it/ using  HTTP basic AUTH and the inputs below you can 
-create a branch on github without having access to a local git repo.
+Ever had the need to create a branch in a repo on Github without wanting (or being able) to access a local repo?
 
-(With "`<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>`" being one of the latest commit in the repo,
- as shown by `https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs/heads`).
+With the aid of [the Github API][1] and [hurl.it][2] this is a piece of cake!
 
-===
+Just follow these steps:
+
+1. Open [http://hurl.it/][2]
+2. Find the revision you want to branch from. Either on Github itself or by doing a GET request from Hurl: https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs/heads
+3. Copy the revision hash
+4. Do a POST request from Hurl to https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs with the following as the POST body :
 
-    URL       : https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs
-
-    POST BODY :
     {
-      "ref": "refs/heads/new-branch-name",
-      "sha": "<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
-    }
+      "ref": "refs/heads/<NEW-BRANCH-NAME>",
+      "sha": "<HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
+    }
+
+(obviously replacing the <NEW-BRANCH-NAME> with the name your want the new branch to have and the <HASH-TO-BRANCH-FROM> with, you know, the hash of the revision you want to branch from)
+
+You will need to use HTTP basic and fill in your Github credentials to access the Github API.
+
+Press the Send button and your branch will be created!
+
+---
+
+The situation I ran into, was that I found a web app that had a demo but the demo wasn't hosted anywhere. So all I needed to do was clone the repo, create a branches called `gh-pages` (which automatically creates a site hosted by github) and I could watch the demo online without any local repo.
+
+I've also used this to submit (simple) fixes to repos that require a pull-request from a branch that is not master.
+
+[1]: http://developer.github.com/v3/
+[2]: http://hurl.it/
diff --git a/gistfile1.md → Create-branch-with-Github-API.md b/gistfile1.md → Create-branch-with-Github-API.md
diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ create a branch on github without having access to a local git repo.
 
     POST BODY :
     {
-      "ref": "refs/heads/test",
+      "ref": "refs/heads/new-branch-name",
       "sha": "<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
     }
diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ On http://hurl.it/ using  HTTP basic AUTH and the inputs below you can
 create a branch on github without having access to a local git repo.
 
 (With "`<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>`" being one of the latest commit in the repo,
- as shown by https://api.github.com/repos/`<AUTHOR>`/`<REPO>`/git/refs/heads).
+ as shown by `https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs/heads`).
 
 ===
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.md
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 On http://hurl.it/ using  HTTP basic AUTH and the inputs below you can 
 create a branch on github without having access to a local git repo.
 
-(With "<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>" being one of the latest commit in the repo,
- as shown by https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs/heads).
+(With "`<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>`" being one of the latest commit in the repo,
+ as shown by https://api.github.com/repos/`<AUTHOR>`/`<REPO>`/git/refs/heads).
 
 ===
 
-URL       : https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs
-
-POST BODY :
-{
-  "ref": "refs/heads/test",
-  "sha": "<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
-}
+    URL       : https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs
+    
+    POST BODY :
+    {
+      "ref": "refs/heads/test",
+      "sha": "<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
+    }
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt → gistfile1.md b/gistfile1.txt → gistfile1.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 On http://hurl.it/ using  HTTP basic AUTH and the inputs below you can 
 create a branch on github without having access to a local git repo.
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+On http://hurl.it/ using  HTTP basic AUTH and the inputs below you can 
+create a branch on github without having access to a local git repo.
+
+(With "<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>" being one of the latest commit in the repo,
+ as shown by https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs/heads).
+
+===
+
+URL       : https://api.github.com/repos/<AUTHOR>/<REPO>/git/refs
+
+POST BODY :
+{
+  "ref": "refs/heads/test",
+  "sha": "<SHA-TO-BRANCH-FROM>"
+}
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		@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@

		On http://hurl.it/ using HTTP basic AUTH and the inputs below you can
		create a branch on github without having access to a local git repo.