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Expand Up @@ -362,3 +362,30 @@ What you can do is the following:
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6. Use `fromBranch` in your assignment config.

If you are doing this more often, you want to add a git alias like

```git
[alias]
new-semester = "!f() { \
BRANCH=${1:-ws24}; \
MSG=${2:-Initial}; \
if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/$BRANCH; then \
echo \"Error: Branch '$BRANCH' already exists. Please delete it first or choose another name.\"; \
return 1; \
fi; \
CURRENT=$(git branch --show-current) && \
git checkout -b $BRANCH && \
COMMIT=$(git commit-tree HEAD^{tree} -m \"$MSG\") && \
git reset $COMMIT && \
git push origin $BRANCH && \
git checkout $CURRENT && \
echo \"Branch '$BRANCH' created and pushed. Returned to '$CURRENT'\"; \
}; f"
```

and use it like so

```sh
git new-semester ws24 "Initial"
```
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