Create 'banner' commits in a branch to separate topics

git-banner-commit

#!/bin/sh

## Often used with interactive rebases to split patch groups
## git rebase -i
## add lines such as:
## x git banner-commit "Submitted"
## dot-files are created so that the commits are not empty, and persist.

columns=52
line="$*"
pad=$(( (columns - ${#line}) / 2))

# printf "%*s\n" $(( (${#line} + columns) / 2)) "$line"

padding() {
	for i in `seq 2 1 $1`; do
		echo -n "="
	done;
}	

banner() {
	padding $pad
	echo -n " $line "
	padding $pad
	echo ""
}

output=$(banner)

echo $output
echo "$output" | xclip -selection clipboard
echo "The result has been copied to the clipboard"

file=".$line"
touch "$file"
git add -f "$file"
git commit --no-verify "$file" -m "$output" -s