git-recursive.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Update all git directories below current directory or specified directory
# Skips directories that contain a file called .ignore
#
# Originally: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11981716/how-to-quickly-find-all-git-repos-under-a-directory

HIGHLIGHT="\e[01;34m"
NORMAL='\e[00m'

OPERATION=status
if [ "$1" != "" ]; then OPERATION=$1 > /dev/null; fi

function update {
  local d="$1"
  if [ -d "$d" ]; then
    if [ -e "$d/.ignore" ]; then
      echo -e "\n${HIGHLIGHT}Ignoring $d${NORMAL}"
    else
      cd $d > /dev/null
      if [ -d ".git" ]; then
        echo -e "\n${HIGHLIGHT}Updating `pwd`$NORMAL"
        # echo $operation
        git $OPERATION
      else
        scan *
      fi
      cd .. > /dev/null
    fi
  fi
}

function scan () {
  for x in $*; do
    update "$x" operation=$operation
  done
}

echo -e "${HIGHLIGHT}Scanning ${PWD}${NORMAL}"
scan *