A git command for creating and popping a WIP (Work In Progress) commit. Install by placing somewhere on your PATH. Invoke with "git wip" or "git wip pop"

git-wip

#!/bin/sh

DO_POP=False
if [ "$1" = "pop" ]; then
    DO_POP=True
fi

LAST_NAME=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B 2> /dev/null | awk "{ print \$1 }")
if [ "$LAST_NAME" = "WIP" ]; then
    if $DO_POP; then
        git reset HEAD^
        exit 0
    else
        echo "WIP commit already present; aborting"
        exit 1
    fi
else
    if $DO_POP; then
        echo "Cannot pop - last commit not WIP"
        echo
        echo `git log -1`
        exit 1
    else
        git commit -am "WIP"
        exit 0
    fi
fi