A simple interface around git commands that simplifies patch creation

patchy.sh

#!/bin/bash
command=$1
path=$2
currentDir="`pwd`"

# display usage
# run commands one after the other using
[ $# -eq 0 ] && { echo -e "Usage: $0 command [path]";  exit 1; }

case $command in
	"init"|"i")
		echo "• Saving the current state of ${path} as initial..";
		(cd $path && rm -rf .git);
		( cd $path && git init && git add . && git commit -m "Patchy: Initial state of the directory" );;
	"create"|"c"|"cr")
	  patchFile="${currentDir}/mypatch.patch"
		echo "• Creating a new patch (${patchFile})";
		( cd $path && git diff --binary > "${patchFile}" );;
	"reset"|"r")
		echo "• Reset all changes prior to the initial state..";
		( cd $path && git reset --hard );;
	"clean"|"cl")
		echo "• Cleaning git repository under ${path}..";
		( cd $path && rm -rf .git );;
	*)
		echo "Unknown command."
		exit 2;;
esac