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git-sync-all

Video tutorial

The video demonstrates the installation, first sync and key features of git-sync-all in under 4 minutes.

Overview

git-sync-all is a Bash tool that synchronizes all Git repositories in a directory tree one after another: fetch tags, commit changes, pull from the remote and push local commits. One command replaces the manual round through every repository.

Built for developers who work on several machines and want all projects at the same state with a single call.

The tool also commits untracked files with git add -A and pushes without asking once you use --yes. Start new setups with --dry-run and read the Security page.

What happens per repository

1. Fetch tags with git fetch --tags --prune-tags
2. Detect changes in the working tree and commit them after a prompt (git add -A)
3. Pull new commits from the upstream (rebase or merge)
4. Push local commits

There is no force push, no branch switch and no tag push. If a pull fails, the tool aborts the rebase or merge itself.

Features

• Repository discovery down to a configurable depth, include and exclude filters via glob
• Dry run, status table and interactive prompts with a conflict menu
• Conflict strategies skip, stash and commit for auto mode
• Repository inventory repos.yml with --verify and --issues
• Lock file against parallel runs
• XDG-style config file, Windows installer, git alias git check

Quick start

git clone https://github.com/markus-michalski/git-sync-all.git
cd git-sync-all
make link PREFIX=$HOME/.local
git-sync-all --init-config
git-sync-all --dry-run
git-sync-all

Documentation

License and links

Licensed under the MIT License.