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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# script to update versions
+#
+# Usage: user_id version [branch]
+#
+# user_id - user id to use to clone repo
+# version - new version string (e.g. "5.0.1")
+# branch - alternate branch to use when updating versions
+#
+# Note: a "qualifier" suffix will automatically be added to the version where appropriate
+#
+# If version numbers are updated on a branch other than master, it is recommended to run
+# the command from the master branch:
+#
+#	 git merge -s ours origin/branch
+#
+# to mark the changes as merged.
+#
+
+BRANCH=master
+
+if [ $# -lt 3 ]; then
+	echo "usage: update_versions user_id version  [branch]"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+user_id=$1
+version=$2
+
+if [ $# -gt 2 ]; then
+	BRANCH=$3
+fi
+
+if [ -f fix_versions ]; then
+	echo "please remove fix_versions first"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir fix_versions
+cd fix_versions
+
+git clone ssh://${user_id}@git.eclipse.org:29418/ptp/org.eclipse.remote.git
+(cd org.eclipse.remote && git checkout $BRANCH)
+
+update_feature() {
+	sed -e "s/^\([ \t]*\)version=\"[0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]\.qualifier\"/\1version=\"$2\.qualifier\"/" < $1/feature.xml > $1/feature.xml.tmp
+	mv $1/feature.xml.tmp $1/feature.xml
+}
+
+update_manifest() {
+	sed -e "s/^Bundle-Version: *[0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]\.qualifier/Bundle-Version: $2.qualifier/" < $1/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF > $1/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.tmp
+	mv $1/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.tmp $1/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+}
+
+for feature in org.eclipse.remote/*-feature; do
+	echo "Updating $feature..."
+	update_feature $feature $version
+done
+
+(cd org.eclipse.remote && \
+	mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="${version}-SNAPSHOT" && \
+	mvn org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:0.14.0:update-pom)
+
+find . -name pom.xml.versionsBackup -exec rm -f {} \;
+
+#(cd org.eclipse.remote && git commit -m "Update versions" && git push)
+
+#
+# Cleanup
+#
+#cd ..
+#rm -rf fix_versions
+
+exit 0