pull-all is a lightweight and configurable Bash CLI tool that recursively finds and pulls all Git repositories under a specified directory. It automatically switches to the default branch and supports persistent default directory settings via a local config file.

• 🔍 Recursively scans for Git repositories
• 🔁 Auto-switches to the default branch (e.g. main, master)
• 💾 Configurable default directory using ~/.pullallrc
• ✅ Works with macOS/Linux (and supports Homebrew install)
• 📦 Simple to install and run from anywhere
• 🧵 Supports parallel execution for faster updates
• 🔀 Merge default branch if there is no conflict

brew tap evrentan/pull-all
brew install pull-all

Clone the repo and move the script into your PATH:

git clone https://github.com/evrentan/pull-all.git
cd pull-all
chmod +x pull-all.sh
mv pull-all.sh /usr/local/bin/pull-all  # move script to a folder in your PATH (choose this or the next one)
ln -s pull-all.sh /usr/local/bin/pull-all # instead of moving, create a symlink (choose this or the previous one)
pull-all help

pull-all [command or directory]

pull-all                            # Uses default directory
pull-all ~/Projects                 # Pulls all repos in ~/Projects
pull-all run .                      # Pulls all repos in current directory
pull-all set-default ~/Work/Repos   # Sets ~/Work/Repos as default
pull-all get-default                # Displays the current default
pull-all help                       # Shows help message
pull-all -p                         # Pulls all repos in parallel
pull-all -m                         # Merge default branch if there is no conflict

The default directory is stored in a local config file:

~/.pullallrc

This file is automatically created or updated when you use:

pull-all set-default <directory>

You can manually edit it too. It should contain:

DEFAULT_DIR="/your/folder/path"

pull-all help

Output:

pull-all 🌀

Usage:
  pull-all [directory]                Pull all Git repos in given directory or default
  pull-all run [directory]            (Same as above)
  pull-all -p|--parallel [dir]        Pull all repos in parallel
  pull-all -m|--merge-default-branch  Merge default branch into current branch (if conflict-free)
  pull-all set-default <dir>          Set default directory persistently
  pull-all get-default                Show current default directory
  pull-all help                       Show this help message

Note: The -p / --parallel and -m / --merge-default-branch flags can be placed anywhere

Examples:
  pull-all
  pull-all ~/projects
  pull-all -p ~/projects
  pull-all --parallel
  pull-all --merge-default-branch
  pull-all ~/projects -pm
  pull-all --parallel --merge-default-branch
  pull-all run ~/projects -m
  pull-all set-default ~/code
  pull-all get-default

MIT © Evren Tan

This project was developed and maintained by Evren Tan with ❤️ and plenty of ☕️.

Special thanks to:

• The open source community for inspiration and feedback
• Homebrew maintainers for making CLI distribution simple 🍺
• Everyone who contributed issues, ideas, and support

See the full list of contributors in CONTRIBUTORS.md.