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+# This script creates releases on Github for micro
+# It assumes that the binaries are in the current directory
+# You must have the correct Github access token to run this script
+
+# $1 is the title, $2 is the description
+
+commitID=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+echo "Creating tag"
+git tag $1 $commitID
+git push --tags
+
+echo "Creating new release"
+github-release release \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "$1" \
+    --description "$2" \
+    --pre-release
+
+echo "Uploading OSX binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-osx.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-osx.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading Linux 64 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading Linux 32 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading Linux Arm binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading FreeBSD 64 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading FreeBSD 32 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading OpenBSD 64 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading OpenBSD 32 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading NetBSD 64 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading NetBSD 32 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz
+
+echo "Uploading Windows 64 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-win64.zip" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-win64.zip
+
+echo "Uploading Windows 32 binary"
+github-release upload \
+    --user zyedidia \
+    --repo micro \
+    --tag $1 \
+    --name "micro-$1-win32.zip" \
+    --file binaries/micro-$1-win32.zip