$ cd my-project-dir
$ mkgit my-project user@host.com
 
'Not a git repository. Make it a repository? (y/n)'
$ y
 
'Initialized empty Git repository in ~/my-project-dir/
[master (root-commit) 954d600] initial commit
 0 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .gitignore'
 
'Create remote repository at ssh://user@host.com/~/git/my-project.git?
  (y/n)'
$ y
 
'Setting up remote repository at ssh://user@host.com/~/git/my-project.git'
 
'Initialized empty Git repository in ~/git/project.git/
Counting objects: 3, done.'
 
'Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 212 bytes, done.'
 
'Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To ssh://user@host.com/~/git/my-project.git
 * [new branch]      master -> master
Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin.'

#!/bin/bash
 
# If the current dir is not a git repo offer to make it one
if [ ! -d .git ]; then
  echo 'Not a git repository. Make it a repository? (y/n)'
  read ANSWER
  if [ "$ANSWER" = "y" ]; then
    git init
    touch .gitignore
    git add .
    git commit
  else
    exit
  fi
fi
 
# Name remote repo using 1st param or current dir name
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  PROJECT="${PWD##*/}.git"
else
  PROJECT="$1.git"
fi
 
# Use host specified in 2nd param or a default host
if [ -z "$2" ]; then
  HOST="user@host.com"
  echo "Create remote repository at ssh://$HOST/~/git/$PROJECT? (y/n)"
  read ANSWER
  if [ ! "$ANSWER" = "y" ]; then
    exit
  fi
else
  HOST="$2"
fi
 
echo "Setting up remote repository at ssh://$HOST/~/git/$PROJECT"
 
# Create a bare remote repository
ssh $HOST "mkdir -p ~/git/$PROJECT; cd ~/git/$PROJECT; git init --bare"
 
# Push to the remote repository
git remote add origin "ssh://$HOST/~/git/$PROJECT"
git push origin master
git branch --set-upstream master origin/master