safeharbor

These 68 lines of bash download all your starred repositories in your local folder. It can also delete old previous clones of repos not starred anymore. This is ideal to put in cron to always have them up-to-date (including their branches) and never worry about them again.

Installation

Make the script executable

chmod +x safeharbor.h

Add the script in crontab

0 2 * * * GHUSER=yourusername /path/to/safeharbor.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

(everyday at 2am, no output)

FAQ

What if I star a new repo?

It will be fetched next time the script is executed.

What if a repo I starred is updated? Or has new branches?

The local folders containing the repos are updated and new branches are also downloaded (thanks git fetch --all!).

What if I unstar a repo?

Nothing happens unless you use --strict-mode.

• Normal mode will leave the local folder as is and won't fetch any updates nor delete anything (default).
• Strict mode will remove the local folder as it isn't in the starred repos list anymore.

What if I have other files/folders in the same working directory?

Nothing happens unless you use --strict-mode where all files/folders not related to starred repos will be deleted.

Contributions

Always welcome!