Clone a git repository and create a local tracking branch for each remote branch.

get.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Clone a git repository and create a local tracking branch for each remote
# branch, optionally disconnecting from the remote.

usage=$(
cat <<EOF
$0 [-d] <repo>
-d  Disconnect from the remote when finished.
EOF
)

# Defaults:
disconnect_default=
repo_default=""

while getopts "d" OPTION ; do
    case "$OPTION" in
        d)
            d=true
            ;;
    esac
done

: ${d=$disconnect_default}
: ${target=$repo_default}

for last; do true; done
target=$last

if [ -z $target ] ; then
    echo "$usage"
    exit 1
fi

git clone "$target"

cd `echo "$target" | sed -e 's/^.*\///' -e 's/\..*$//'` >/dev/null 2>&1

echo -e "\nCreating local branches...\n"

for branch in `git branch -a | grep remotes | grep -v HEAD | grep -v master`;
do
    git branch --track ${branch##*/} $branch
done

if [ $d ] ; then
    git remote rm origin
    echo -e "\nDisconnected this working copy from the remote."
fi