@irenleinades/gitupdater v1.0.0

GitUpdater

A command-line tool to update multiple Git repositories at once. GitUpdater finds all Git repositories in a directory and its subdirectories, then updates them using your credentials.

Features

• 🔍 Automatically finds all Git repositories in a directory
• 🔐 Secure credential handling
• 🌐 Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS
• 🔄 Updates all repositories with a single command
• 🛡️ Cleans up credentials after use

Installation

Using npm (Recommended)

npm install -g @irenleinades/gitupdater

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/irenleinades/gitupdater.git
cd gitupdater

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Link the package:

npm link

Usage

1. Navigate to a directory containing Git repositories:

cd /path/to/your/projects

2. Run the updater:

gitupdater

3. Enter your Git credentials when prompted:
   • Username
   • Personal Access Token (PAT)

The tool will:

• Find all Git repositories in the current directory and subdirectories
• Update each repository using your credentials
• Show success/failure status for each repository
• Clean up credentials after use

Windows Notes

If you encounter a PowerShell execution policy error, you can:

1. Run PowerShell as Administrator
2. Execute: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
3. Or run the tool using: node $(which gitupdater)

Requirements

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• Git
• npm (for installation)

Security

• Credentials are only stored in memory during execution
• Temporary credential files are automatically cleaned up
• No credentials are stored permanently
• Uses secure password input (masked)

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details

Author

José Ñeri

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.