pull_em.sh

#!/bin/bash # test change
DATE=`date +%m-%e-%y`
OUTPUT="versions_as_of_$DATE.txt"
rm "$OUTPUT"
 
for d in `ls -d */`  # get a list of all directories
do 
	DIR=${d/\//} # replace trailing / with nothing as in ${stringZ/replacethis/withthis} 
	GITDIR_ARG="--git-dir=$DIR/.git"
		
	# Update my local copy with changes made in the remote.  
	#   This will checkout any new changes to my working copy.
	echo -e "\nPulling $DIR"
	git "$GITDIR_ARG" pull

	# Record the current checked out version.
	echo "--------------------------------------------------------" >> "$OUTPUT"
	echo "-   $DIR " >> "$OUTPUT"
	echo "--------------------------------------------------------" >> "$OUTPUT"	
	echo "--BRANCHES (current is marked with *)--" >> "$OUTPUT"
	git "$GITDIR_ARG" branch >> "$OUTPUT"

	echo "" >> "$OUTPUT"
	echo "--DESCRIPTION (last tag, number of commits since tag, most recent commit OR--" >> "$OUTPUT"
	echo "--            in some cases just most recent commit)--" >> "$OUTPUT"
	git "$GITDIR_ARG" describe --long --always >> "$OUTPUT"
	
	echo "" >> "$OUTPUT"
	echo "--MOST RECENT COMMITs--" >> "$OUTPUT"	
	git "$GITDIR_ARG" log -n 3 >> "$OUTPUT"

	echo "" >> "$OUTPUT"
	echo "--ALL TAGS in this repository--" >> "$OUTPUT"
	git "$GITDIR_ARG" tag >> "$OUTPUT"
	echo -e "\n\n" >> "$OUTPUT"
done