This PowerShell script pulls updates into all Git repositories in a folder (including submodules).
PS> ./pull-repos.ps1 [[-parentDir] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-parentDir <String>
Specifies the path to the parent folder
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value "$PWD"
Accept pipeline input? false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.PS> ./pull-repos C:\MyRepos
⏳ Searching for Git executable... git version 2.43.0
⏳ Checking parent folder... 33 subfolders
⏳ Pulling into 'base256U' (1/33)...
...
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Pulls updates into Git repos
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script pulls updates into all Git repositories in a folder (including submodules).
.PARAMETER parentDir
Specifies the path to the parent folder
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./pull-repos C:\MyRepos
⏳ Searching for Git executable... git version 2.43.0
⏳ Checking parent folder... 33 subfolders
⏳ Pulling into 'base256U' (1/33)...
...
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$parentDir = "$PWD")
try {
$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
Write-Host "⏳ Searching for Git executable...`t`t" -noNewline
& git --version
if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
Write-Host "⏳ Checking parent folder...`t`t`t" -noNewline
if (-not(Test-Path "$parentDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $parentDir" }
$folders = (Get-ChildItem "$parentDir" -attributes Directory)
$numFolders = $folders.Count
$parentDirName = (Get-Item "$parentDir").Name
Write-Host "$parentDir with $numFolders subfolders"
[int]$step = 1
[int]$numFailed = 0
foreach ($folder in $folders) {
$folderName = (Get-Item "$folder").Name
Write-Host "⏳ Pulling into 📂$($folderName)...`t`t`t($step/$($numFolders)) " -noNewline
& git -C "$folder" pull --recurse-submodules=yes
if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { $numFailed++; Write-Warning "'git pull' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
& git -C "$folder" submodule update --init --recursive
if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { $numFailed++; Write-Warning "'git submodule update' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
$step++
}
[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
if ($numFailed -eq 0) {
"✅ $numFolders Git repos updated at $parentDir in $($elapsed)s."
exit 0 # success
} else {
"⚠️ $numFolders Git repos updated at $parentDir but $numFailed FAILED (took $($elapsed)s)"
exit 1
}
} catch {
"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
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