diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a449dc0..ee24d40 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,3 +62,12 @@ git-clone:
 
 debian:
 	go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-clone
+
+pull: build
+	./go-clone --dry-run --pull
+
+pullreal: build
+	./go-clone --pull
+
+fetch: build
+	./go-clone --dry-run --fetch
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 2d04a27..97541a2 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ type args struct {
 	GoSrc     bool   `arg:"--go-src"     default:"true"  help:"only work in ~/go/src"`
 	DryRun    bool   `arg:"--dry-run"                    help:"show what would be run"`
 	Recursive bool   `arg:"--recursive"  default:"false" help:"resursively clone all dependencies"`
+	Pull      bool   `arg:"--pull"       default:"false" help:"run 'git pull' on all your repos"`
+	// Fetch     bool   `arg:"--fetch"      default:"false" help:"run 'git fetch' on all your repos"`
 }
 
 func (a args) Description() string {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ab4cb40..08cfbe3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ var rv *repolist.RepoList
 func main() {
 	pp := arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
-	if argv.Repo == "" {
-		pp.WriteHelp(os.Stdout)
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
 	// for very new users or users unfamilar with the command line, this may help them
 	if argv.Repo == "version" || argv.Repo == "help" || argv.Repo == "?" {
 		pp.WriteHelp(os.Stdout)
@@ -47,6 +42,38 @@ func main() {
 	b := gui.RawBox()
 	rv = repolist.AutotypistView(b)
 
+	log.Info("got here")
+	if argv.Pull {
+		count := scanForRepos(wdir)
+		log.Info("Total repositories:", count)
+		log.Info("Going to run git pull in each one")
+		log.Sleep(1)
+		pull := []string{"git", "pull"}
+		loop := rv.ReposSortByName()
+		var trycount, errcount int
+		for loop.Scan() {
+			repo := loop.Repo()
+			if argv.DryRun {
+				log.Info("git pull --dry-run", repo.Status.Path())
+			} else {
+				trycount += 1
+				log.Info("actually run: git pull:", repo.Status.Path())
+				if err := shell.PwdRun(repo.Status.Path(), pull); err != nil {
+					log.Info("git pull error:", err)
+					errcount += 1
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		log.Info("Total repositories:", count, "Total attempted:", trycount, "Errors:", errcount)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	// if the user didn't provide a repo, stop here
+	if argv.Repo == "" {
+		pp.WriteHelp(os.Stdout)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	os.Setenv("REPO_AUTO_CLONE", "true")
 	newr, err := rv.NewRepo(argv.Repo)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -98,12 +125,6 @@ func main() {
 		rv.MakeGoWork()
 		shell.RunPath(wdir, []string{"go", "work", "use"})
 	}
-
-	/*
-		for _, repo := range rv.AllRepos() {
-			log.Info("found repo", repo.GoPath(), repo.Status.Path())
-		}
-	*/
 }
 
 // look for or make a go.work file
@@ -174,3 +195,18 @@ func digup(path string) (string, error) {
 
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("no go.work file found")
 }
+
+func scanForRepos(wdir string) int {
+	var count int
+	log.Info("scanning for repo in:", filepath.Join(wdir, argv.Repo))
+
+	// rv.NewRepo("go.wit.com/apps/helloworld")
+	for _, path := range repostatus.ScanGitDirectories(wdir) {
+		count += 1
+		gopath := strings.TrimPrefix(path, wdir)
+		gopath = strings.Trim(gopath, "/")
+		// log.Info("Also should add:", gopath)
+		rv.NewRepo(gopath)
+	}
+	return count
+}