gistfile1.txt

# Put in your ~/.bash_profile
# This pulls (with rebase) the current branch from origin.
# Enjoy

# Thanks to Malcolm Locke
alias gpr="git pull --rebase origin `git branch | awk '/^\*/{print $2}'`"

Replacing one esoteric text parsing language with another for slightly more readability:

git pull --rebase origin `git branch | awk '/^\*/{print $2}'`

Also, why the /dev/null STDERR redirect on git branch?

Yes I like your version more. No reason for /dev/null