.gitconfig

[alias]
  pr  = "!f() { git fetch -fu ${2:-origin} refs/pull/$1/head:pr/$1 && git checkout pr/$1; }; f"
  pr-clean = "!git for-each-ref refs/heads/pr/* --format='%(refname)' | while read ref ; do branch=${ref#refs/heads/} ; git branch -D $branch ; done"

.README.md

Install

Either copy the aliases from the .gitconfig or run the commands in add-pr-alias.sh

Usage

Easily checkout local copies of pull requests from GitHub remotes:

• git pr 4 - creates local branch pr/4 from the origin remote and checks it out
• git pr 4 upstream - creates local branch pr/4 from upstream remote and checks it out
• git pr-clean - removes all pr/* branches from your local repo

add-git-pr-alias.sh

#!/bin/sh
git config --global --add alias.pr '!f() { git fetch -fu ${2:-origin} refs/pull/$1/head:pr/$1 && git checkout pr/$1; }; f'
git config --global --add alias.pr-clean '!git for-each-ref refs/heads/pr/* --format="%(refname)" | while read ref ; do branch=${ref#refs/heads/} ; git branch -D $branch ; done'