diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/ci-build.sh b/xwords4/android/scripts/ci-build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e -u
+
+TMPDIR=/tmp/ci-build-$$
+
+usage() {
+	[ -n "$1" ] && echo "ERROR: $1"
+	echo "**************************************"
+	echo "*** Nobody but me will use this!!! ***"
+	echo "**************************************"
+	echo "usage: $0 <no args>"
+	echo "does a clean build of committed HEAD and uploads to eehouse.org"
+	echo "same as TravisCI does when working"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+[ -z "${1+x}" ] || usage "takes no args"
+[ -z "${XW4D_UPLOAD+x}" ] && usage "XW4D_UPLOAD not defined"
+
+REPO=''
+while :; do
+	if [ -f .travis.yml ]; then
+		REPO=$(pwd)
+		break
+	fi
+	cd ../
+done
+
+mkdir -p $TMPDIR
+cd $TMPDIR
+git clone $REPO
+for BUILD in $(find . -name build.gradle); do
+	DIR=$(basename $(dirname $BUILD))
+	if [ "$DIR" == "android" ]; then
+		cd $(dirname $BUILD)
+		break
+	fi
+done
+pwd
+
+./gradlew asXw4dDeb
+scp $(find . -name '*.apk') ${XW4D_UPLOAD}