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@rentzsch
rentzsch / setup github issues labels.sh
Last active June 23, 2025 21:31
Shell script to set up a GitHub Project's Issues' Labels as described in <http://rentzsch.tumblr.com/post/252878320/my-lighthouse-ticket-settings-with-colors>. WARNING: script assumes a newish project that hasn't really used labels yet. It deletes all default labels, which means DATA LOSS if you've used them for anything.
USER=rentzsch
PASS=mypassword
REPO=mogenerator
# Delete default labels
curl --user "$USER:$PASS" --include --request DELETE "https://api.github.com/repos/$USER/$REPO/labels/bug"
curl --user "$USER:$PASS" --include --request DELETE "https://api.github.com/repos/$USER/$REPO/labels/duplicate"
curl --user "$USER:$PASS" --include --request DELETE "https://api.github.com/repos/$USER/$REPO/labels/enhancement"
curl --user "$USER:$PASS" --include --request DELETE "https://api.github.com/repos/$USER/$REPO/labels/invalid"
curl --user "$USER:$PASS" --include --request DELETE "https://api.github.com/repos/$USER/$REPO/labels/question"
@piscisaureus
piscisaureus / pr.md
Created August 13, 2012 16:12
Checkout github pull requests locally

Locate the section for your github remote in the .git/config file. It looks like this:

[remote "origin"]
	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
	url = [email protected]:joyent/node.git

Now add the line fetch = +refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pr/* to this section. Obviously, change the github url to match your project's URL. It ends up looking like this: