Add hub remote origin shortcut. Assumes your GitHub login.

README.md

@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ superpowers:
     $ git remote add -p rtomayko
     > git remote add rtomayko git@github.com:rtomayko/CURRENT_REPO.git
 
+    $ git remote add origin
+    > git remote add origin git://github.com/YOUR_USER/CURRENT_REPO.git
+
 ### git init
 
     $ git init -g

lib/hub/commands.rb

@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ def clone(args)
     #
     # $ hub remote add -p mojombo
     # > git remote add mojombo git@github.com:mojombo/THIS_REPO.git
+    #
+    # $ hub remote add origin
+    # > git remote add origin git://github.com/YOUR_LOGIN/THIS_REPO.git
     def remote(args)
       return unless args[1] == 'add'
 
@@ -100,6 +103,10 @@ def remote(args)
         ssh  = args.delete('-p')
         user = args.last
         url  = ssh ? PRIVATE : PUBLIC
+
+        # Origin special case.
+        user = github_user if args[2] == 'origin'
+
         args << url % [ user, REPO ]
       end
     end

man/hub.1.ron

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ After configuring the alias, the following commands have superpowers:
     Add remote "git://github.com/<USER>/<REPOSITORY>.git" as with
     git-remote(1). When /<REPOSITORY> is omitted, the basename of the
     current working directory is used. With `-p`, use private remote
-    "git@github.com:<USER>/<REPOSITORY>.git".
+    "git@github.com:<USER>/<REPOSITORY>.git". If <USER> is "origin"
+    then uses your GitHub login.
 
   * `git push` <REMOTE-1>,<REMOTE-2>,...,<REMOTE-N> <REF>:
     Push <REF> to each of <REMOTE-1> through <REMOTE-N> by executing
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ cloning:
     $ git remote add -p rtomayko
     > git remote add rtomayko git@github.com:rtomayko/CURRENT_REPO.git
 
+    $ git remote add origin
+    > git remote add origingit://github.com/YOUR_USER/CURRENT_REPO.git
+
 ### git init
 
     $ git init -g

test/hub_test.rb

@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ def test_normal_clone_from_path
     assert_command input, command
   end
 
+  def test_remote_origin
+    input   = "remote add origin"
+    command = "git remote add origin git://github.com/tpw/hub.git"
+    assert_command input, command
+  end
+
+  def test_private_remote_origin
+    input   = "remote add -p origin"
+    command = "git remote add origin git@github.com:tpw/hub.git"
+    assert_command input, command
+  end
+
   def test_private_remote
     input   = "remote add -p rtomayko"
     command = "git remote add rtomayko git@github.com:rtomayko/hub.git"