diff --git a/util/git-backport.sh b/util/git-backport.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+REV=$1
+: ${ORIGBRANCH=trunk}
+: ${WHOAMI=`whoami`}
+
+TMPFILE=tmplog.tmp
+#TMPFILE2=tmplog2.tmp
+
+# Cherry-pick the other commit
+ORIGID=`git svn find-rev r${REV} ${ORIGBRANCH}`
+if [ -z "${ORIGID}" ] ; then
+    echo "Revision ${REV} not found in branch ${ORIGBRANCH}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+git cherry-pick ${ORIGID}
+
+# Create new log message by modifying the old one
+git log --pretty=format:"[$REV] %s%n%n%b" HEAD^..HEAD \
+    | grep -v '^BP$' | grep -v 'git-svn-id:' > ${TMPFILE}
+OTHERAUTHOR=`git log --pretty=format:"%an" HEAD^..HEAD`
+if [ "${WHOAMI}" != "${OTHERAUTHOR}" ]; then
+    echo -e "\nOriginal commit by ${OTHERAUTHOR}." >> ${TMPFILE}
+fi
+
+# Commit new log message
+git commit --amend -F ${TMPFILE}
+
+# Clean up temporary files
+rm -f ${TMPFILE}