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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# See file LICENSE for terms.
+#
+
+set -euE
+
+branch="${1?Specify remote version to use like "upstream/v1.18.x"}"
+remote="${branch%%/*}"
+version="$(echo "${branch##*/}" | sed -e 's@\(v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).*@\1@')"
+
+if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD
+then
+    echo "Current tree is not clean"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! git rev-parse --verify --quiet "$branch" >/dev/null
+then
+    echo "Branch \"$branch\" does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Proceed with clean checkout of $branch (${version})?"
+read -r -p "press <enter>"
+
+set -x
+
+if grep -qi "debian\|ubuntu" /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null
+then
+    sudo apt-get -y install doxygen doxygen-latex
+else
+    sudo yum -y install doxygen doxygen-latex
+fi
+
+git checkout "$branch"
+git clean -xdf
+git reset --hard
+
+./autogen.sh
+./configure --with-docs-only
+make docs
+
+git checkout "$remote"/gh-pages
+mkdir api/"$version"
+ln -snf "$version" api/latest
+
+cp docs/doxygen-doc/ucx.pdf "api/$version/ucx-$version.pdf"
+ln -s "ucx-$version.pdf" "api/$version/ucx.pdf"
+cp -ar docs/doxygen-doc/html "api/$version/"
+
+git add api/latest "api/$version"
+git commit -m "add $version documentation"
+
+git --no-pager show --stat